Visionary (PPG 1210-3)
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Visionary (PPG 1210-3) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Visionary
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Visionary 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 Visionary, 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 | Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Traditional Yellow | 170 | 72.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wickerware | 360C-2 | 79.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Canary Diamond | 3008-6B | 70 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Visionary (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Visionary
Darker than Visionary
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1210-3 |
| Hex | #F6E0A9 |
| RGB | 246, 224, 169 |
| HSL | 43°, 81%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -0.4, 29.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Visionary (PPG 1210-3), published as #F6E0A9
#E6D6A8
#FFEAA8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Visionary (PPG 1210-3)?
- Visionary has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Visionary is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Visionary in another brand?
- Traditional Yellow (BM 170) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Visionary warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Visionary as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.7; 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.