Easy On The Eyes (PPG 1211-3)
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Easy On The Eyes (PPG 1211-3) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Easy On The Eyes
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Easy On The Eyes 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 Easy On The Eyes, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Calla Lily | 283 | 79.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Lantern Light | P320-2 | 82.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Lemon Butter | 3008-4B | 84 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Easy On The Eyes (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Easy On The Eyes
Darker than Easy On The Eyes
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1211-3 |
| Hex | #F9ECB6 |
| RGB | 249, 236, 182 |
| HSL | 48°, 85%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.2, -3.7, 27.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Easy On The Eyes (PPG 1211-3), published as #F9ECB6
#E8E1B5
#FFF7B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Easy On The Eyes (PPG 1211-3)?
- Easy On The Eyes has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Easy On The Eyes is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Easy On The Eyes in another brand?
- Lemon Butter (Valspar 3008-4B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Easy On The Eyes warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Easy On The Eyes as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.8; 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.