Curry Sauce (PPG 1210-7)
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Curry Sauce (PPG 1210-7) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Curry Sauce
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Curry Sauce 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 Curry Sauce, 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 | Glitzy Gold | SW 6691 | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Bounty | 294 | 39.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Citronne | T16-09 | 36.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Roman Ornament | 3009-3 | 42 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Curry Sauce (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Curry Sauce
Darker than Curry Sauce
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1210-7 |
| Hex | #D6A332 |
| RGB | 214, 163, 50 |
| HSL | 41°, 67%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.0, 8.4, 62.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Curry Sauce (PPG 1210-7), published as #D6A332
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Curry Sauce (PPG 1210-7)?
- Curry Sauce has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Curry Sauce is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Curry Sauce in another brand?
- Glitzy Gold (SW 6691) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Curry Sauce warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Curry Sauce as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 62.1; 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.