Beach Party (PPG 1211-6)
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Beach Party (PPG 1211-6) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beach Party
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Beach Party 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 Beach Party, 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 | Sunny Side Up | SW 9665 | 65 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | American Cheese | 2019-40 | 67.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Squash Blossom | P290-5 | 69.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Gold | 3005-1B | 68 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Beach Party (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Beach Party
Darker than Beach Party
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1211-6 |
| Hex | #FBD05C |
| RGB | 251, 208, 92 |
| HSL | 44°, 95%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, 2.7, 61.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beach Party (PPG 1211-6), published as #FBD05C
#ECC65C
#FFDA59
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beach Party (PPG 1211-6)?
- Beach Party has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beach Party is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Beach Party in another brand?
- Summer Gold (Valspar 3005-1B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beach Party warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Beach Party as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 61.6; 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.