Yellow Coneflower (PPG 1209-5)
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Yellow Coneflower (PPG 1209-5) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Coneflower
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Yellow Coneflower 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 Yellow Coneflower, 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 | Bee | SW 6683 | 55 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Luminous Days | 300 | 52.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Luscious Lemon | HDC-MD-24 | 55.6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Golden Moon | 3004-3B | 53 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Yellow Coneflower (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Coneflower
Darker than Yellow Coneflower
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1209-5 |
| Hex | #EDB856 |
| RGB | 237, 184, 86 |
| HSL | 39°, 81%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, 8.9, 55.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Coneflower (PPG 1209-5), published as #EDB856
#DEAE56
#FCC253
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Coneflower (PPG 1209-5)?
- Yellow Coneflower has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Coneflower is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Coneflower in another brand?
- Bee (SW 6683) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow Coneflower warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Yellow Coneflower as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 55.9; 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.