Tuscan Sun (PPG 12-17)
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Tuscan Sun (PPG 12-17) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tuscan Sun
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tuscan Sun 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 Tuscan Sun, 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 | Banana Cream | SW 6673 | 75 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Lab | 178 | 69.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Caribbean Sunrise | UL180-19 | 72.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Capricious | 3005-8B | 69 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Tuscan Sun (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Tuscan Sun
Darker than Tuscan Sun
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-17 |
| Hex | #EFD7A7 |
| RGB | 239, 215, 167 |
| HSL | 40°, 69%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 1.3, 26.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tuscan Sun (PPG 12-17), published as #EFD7A7
#DFCDA6
#FFE1A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tuscan Sun (PPG 12-17)?
- Tuscan Sun has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tuscan Sun is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tuscan Sun in another brand?
- Golden Lab (BM 178) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Tuscan Sun warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tuscan Sun as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.8; 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.