Va Va Voom (PPG 1210-6)
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Va Va Voom (PPG 1210-6) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Va Va Voom
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Va Va Voom 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 Va Va Voom, 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 | Gambol Gold | SW 6690 | 48 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Glen Ridge Gold | 301 | 44.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Yellow Gold | 360D-6 | 50.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mustard Glaze | 3006-3A | 53 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Va Va Voom (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Va Va Voom
Darker than Va Va Voom
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1210-6 |
| Hex | #E3B34C |
| RGB | 227, 179, 76 |
| HSL | 41°, 73%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.5, 6.8, 57.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Va Va Voom (PPG 1210-6), published as #E3B34C
#D4A94C
#F2BD49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Va Va Voom (PPG 1210-6)?
- Va Va Voom has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Va Va Voom is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Va Va Voom in another brand?
- Gambol Gold (SW 6690) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Va Va Voom warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Va Va Voom as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 57.5; 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.