Bold Butterscotch (PPG 12-08)
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Bold Butterscotch (PPG 12-08) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bold Butterscotch
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bold Butterscotch by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bold Butterscotch, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Classical Gold | SW 2831 | 53 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Eye of the Tiger | 188 | 46.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pyramid Gold | PPU6-04 | 50.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Afternoon Stroll | 3004-5C | 50 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Bold Butterscotch (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Bold Butterscotch
Darker than Bold Butterscotch
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-08 |
| Hex | #E6B570 |
| RGB | 230, 181, 112 |
| HSL | 35°, 70%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.7, 9.6, 41.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bold Butterscotch (PPG 12-08), published as #E6B570
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bold Butterscotch (PPG 12-08)?
- Bold Butterscotch has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bold Butterscotch is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bold Butterscotch in another brand?
- Pyramid Gold (Behr PPU6-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bold Butterscotch warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bold Butterscotch as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.