Goldfish (PPG 1203-6)
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Goldfish (PPG 1203-6) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Goldfish
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Goldfish 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 Goldfish, 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 | Summer Day | SW 6662 | 47 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Archway | 146 | 47.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | November Gold | PPH-05 | 52.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Toasted Honey | 2006-1B | 47 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Goldfish (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Goldfish
Darker than Goldfish
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1203-6 |
| Hex | #F2AD62 |
| RGB | 242, 173, 98 |
| HSL | 31°, 85%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 17.6, 48.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Goldfish (PPG 1203-6), published as #F2AD62
#E3A362
#FFB760
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Goldfish (PPG 1203-6)?
- Goldfish has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Goldfish is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Goldfish in another brand?
- November Gold (Behr PPH-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Goldfish warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Goldfish as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 48.0; 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.