True Blonde (PPG 12-12)
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True Blonde (PPG 12-12) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with True Blonde
Four PPG Paints colors picked for True Blonde 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 True Blonde, 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 | Pale Yellow | SW 7691 | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Shortbread | CSP-970 | 53.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Natural Twine | S310-3 | 56.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Baked Scone | 3007-8B | 60 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to True Blonde (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than True Blonde
Darker than True Blonde
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-12 |
| Hex | #DCC49B |
| RGB | 220, 196, 155 |
| HSL | 38°, 48%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, 2.4, 23.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
True Blonde (PPG 12-12), published as #DCC49B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of True Blonde (PPG 12-12)?
- True Blonde has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so True Blonde is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to True Blonde in another brand?
- Natural Twine (Behr S310-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is True Blonde warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists True Blonde as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.7; 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.