Dusty Yellow (PPG 1209-3)
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Dusty Yellow (PPG 1209-3) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Yellow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Dusty Yellow 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 Dusty Yellow, 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 | Banana Cream | SW 6673 | 75 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Lab | 178 | 69.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Caribbean Sunrise | UL180-19 | 72.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Shoreline | 3006-6B | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Dusty Yellow (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Yellow
Darker than Dusty Yellow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1209-3 |
| Hex | #F5DEAE |
| RGB | 245, 222, 174 |
| HSL | 41°, 78%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, 0.9, 26.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Yellow (PPG 1209-3), published as #F5DEAE
#E5D4AD
#FFE8AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Yellow (PPG 1209-3)?
- Dusty Yellow has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Yellow in another brand?
- Banana Cream (SW 6673) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusty Yellow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Dusty Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.5; 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.