Hayloft (PPG 12-18)
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Hayloft (PPG 12-18) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hayloft
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Hayloft 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 Hayloft, 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 Moss | SW 9027 | 58 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweeney Yellow | CW-370 | 56.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Abstract | M320-4 | 61.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Honeysuckle Beige | 3007-6A | 64 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Hayloft (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Hayloft
Darker than Hayloft
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-18 |
| Hex | #E0C796 |
| RGB | 224, 199, 150 |
| HSL | 40°, 54%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 1.7, 27.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hayloft (PPG 12-18), published as #E0C796
#D0BD95
#F0D195
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hayloft (PPG 12-18)?
- Hayloft has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hayloft is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hayloft in another brand?
- Abstract (Behr M320-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Hayloft warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Hayloft as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.8; 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.