Buffalo Trail (PPG 1202-5)
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Buffalo Trail (PPG 1202-5) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Buffalo Trail
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Buffalo Trail 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 Buffalo Trail, 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 | Sun Bleached Ochre | SW 9011 | 47 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Beeswax | 2157-40 | 52 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Autumn Gourd | PMD-75 | 48.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Frankincense | 3002-5C | 45 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Buffalo Trail (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Buffalo Trail
Darker than Buffalo Trail
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1202-5 |
| Hex | #E2AC78 |
| RGB | 226, 172, 120 |
| HSL | 29°, 65%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, 13.5, 34.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Buffalo Trail (PPG 1202-5), published as #E2AC78
#D3A277
#F2B677
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Buffalo Trail (PPG 1202-5)?
- Buffalo Trail has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Buffalo Trail is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Buffalo Trail in another brand?
- Autumn Gourd (Behr PMD-75) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Buffalo Trail warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Buffalo Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.3; 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.