Mayan Treasure (PPG 1208-6)
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Mayan Treasure (PPG 1208-6) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mayan Treasure
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mayan Treasure 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 Mayan Treasure, 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 | Trinket | SW 6685 | 37 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spicy Mustard | 2154-20 | 32.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Solar Fusion | UL150-3 | 40.5 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Bugle Call | 3006-5A | 35 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Mayan Treasure (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Mayan Treasure
Darker than Mayan Treasure
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1208-6 |
| Hex | #CE9844 |
| RGB | 206, 152, 68 |
| HSL | 37°, 58%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.5, 11.8, 50.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mayan Treasure (PPG 1208-6), published as #CE9844
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mayan Treasure (PPG 1208-6)?
- Mayan Treasure has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mayan Treasure is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mayan Treasure in another brand?
- Spicy Mustard (BM 2154-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Mayan Treasure warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mayan Treasure as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.8; 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.