Spiced Butternut (PPG 1206-5)
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Spiced Butternut (PPG 1206-5) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spiced Butternut
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spiced Butternut 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 Spiced Butternut, 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 | Daffodil | SW 6901 | 71 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Raincoat | 2020-40 | 68.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pineapple Fruit | PPH-03 | 72.3 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Wheat | 3004-1C | 72 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Spiced Butternut (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Spiced Butternut
Darker than Spiced Butternut
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1206-5 |
| Hex | #FFD978 |
| RGB | 255, 217, 120 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.1, 1.7, 52.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spiced Butternut (PPG 1206-5), published as #FFD978
#EFCF78
#FFE376
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spiced Butternut (PPG 1206-5)?
- Spiced Butternut has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spiced Butternut is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spiced Butternut in another brand?
- Summer Wheat (Valspar 3004-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spiced Butternut warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spiced Butternut as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 52.2; 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.