Gold Buff (PPG 1208-4)
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Gold Buff (PPG 1208-4) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gold Buff
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gold Buff 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 Gold Buff, 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 | Colonial Yellow | SW 0030 | 59 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | York Harbor Yellow | 2154-40 | 55.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Garbanzo Paste | M290-4 | 60.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Butter | 3003-3C | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Gold Buff (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Gold Buff
Darker than Gold Buff
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1208-4 |
| Hex | #ECC481 |
| RGB | 236, 196, 129 |
| HSL | 38°, 74%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 5.7, 38.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gold Buff (PPG 1208-4), published as #ECC481
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#FCCE80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gold Buff (PPG 1208-4)?
- Gold Buff has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gold Buff is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gold Buff in another brand?
- Garbanzo Paste (Behr M290-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gold Buff warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gold Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.9; 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.