Bright Idea (PPG 1210-5)
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Bright Idea (PPG 1210-5) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bright Idea
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bright Idea 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 Bright Idea, 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 | Overjoy | SW 6689 | 58 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Semolina | 2155-40 | 56.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Luscious Lemon | HDC-MD-24 | 55.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Butterscotch Lollipop | 3011-3 | 52 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Bright Idea (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Bright Idea
Darker than Bright Idea
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1210-5 |
| Hex | #ECBE63 |
| RGB | 236, 190, 99 |
| HSL | 40°, 78%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, 6.3, 51.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bright Idea (PPG 1210-5), published as #ECBE63
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bright Idea (PPG 1210-5)?
- Bright Idea has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bright Idea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bright Idea in another brand?
- Overjoy (SW 6689) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Bright Idea warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bright Idea as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 51.5; 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.