Firelight (PPG 1211-5)
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Firelight (PPG 1211-5) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Firelight
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Firelight 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 Firelight, 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 | Daffodil | SW 6901 | 71 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Dalila | 319 | 72.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Spirited Yellow | P290-4 | 74.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Hint of Honey | 3005-1C | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Firelight (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Firelight
Darker than Firelight
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1211-5 |
| Hex | #F9D97B |
| RGB | 249, 217, 123 |
| HSL | 45°, 91%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, -0.5, 50.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Firelight (PPG 1211-5), published as #F9D97B
#E9CF7B
#FFE379
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Firelight (PPG 1211-5)?
- Firelight has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Firelight is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Firelight in another brand?
- Daffodil (SW 6901) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Firelight warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Firelight as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.0; 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.