Be Daring (PPG 1211-7)
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Be Daring (PPG 1211-7) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Be Daring
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Be Daring 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 Be Daring, 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 | Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 65 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Imperial Yellow | 314 | 57.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | English Daisy | P290-6 | 63.9 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Field of Daisies | 3003-1B | 63 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Be Daring (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Be Daring
Darker than Be Daring
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1211-7 |
| Hex | #FFC943 |
| RGB | 255, 201, 67 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 6.7, 70.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Be Daring (PPG 1211-7), published as #FFC943
#F0BF44
#FFD33E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Be Daring (PPG 1211-7)?
- Be Daring has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Be Daring is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Be Daring in another brand?
- English Daisy (Behr P290-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Be Daring warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Be Daring as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 70.4; 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.