Twinkle Little Star (PPG 1211-4)
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Twinkle Little Star (PPG 1211-4) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twinkle Little Star
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Twinkle Little Star 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 Twinkle Little Star, 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 | Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 78 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mellow Yellow | 2020-50 | 77.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rise And Shine | P300-4 | 82 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lemon Twist | 3006-2B | 82 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Twinkle Little Star (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Twinkle Little Star
Darker than Twinkle Little Star
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1211-4 |
| Hex | #FCE79A |
| RGB | 252, 231, 154 |
| HSL | 47°, 94%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.8, -3.4, 40.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twinkle Little Star (PPG 1211-4), published as #FCE79A
#ECDD99
#FFF299
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twinkle Little Star (PPG 1211-4)?
- Twinkle Little Star has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twinkle Little Star is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Twinkle Little Star in another brand?
- Rise And Shine (Behr P300-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Twinkle Little Star warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Twinkle Little Star as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.1; 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.