Neutral Beige (PPG 12-31)
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Neutral Beige (PPG 12-31) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Neutral Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Neutral Beige 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 Neutral Beige, 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 | Straw Harvest | SW 7698 | 59 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Powell Buff | HC-35 | 59.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Crepe | PPU7-19 | 60.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Baked Scone | 3007-8B | 60 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Neutral Beige (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Neutral Beige
Darker than Neutral Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-31 |
| Hex | #DFCCA6 |
| RGB | 223, 204, 166 |
| HSL | 40°, 47%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, 0.8, 21.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Neutral Beige (PPG 12-31), published as #DFCCA6
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#F0D6A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Neutral Beige (PPG 12-31)?
- Neutral Beige has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Neutral Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Neutral Beige in another brand?
- Powell Buff (BM HC-35) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Neutral Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Neutral Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.4; 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.