Fall Gold (PPG 1205-7)
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Fall Gold (PPG 1205-7) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fall Gold
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fall Gold 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 Fall Gold, 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 | Goldfinch | SW 6905 | 55 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Oxford Gold | 315 | 55.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Extreme Yellow | P260-7 | 55.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Sunspark | 3010-2 | 57 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Fall Gold (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Fall Gold
Darker than Fall Gold
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1205-7 |
| Hex | #FFBC35 |
| RGB | 255, 188, 53 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, 12.9, 72.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fall Gold (PPG 1205-7), published as #FFBC35
#F0B237
#FFC62F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fall Gold (PPG 1205-7)?
- Fall Gold has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fall Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fall Gold in another brand?
- Sunspark (Valspar 3010-2) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fall Gold warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fall Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 72.3; 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.