Lazy Daizy (PPG 1212-4)

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Lazy Daizy (PPG 1212-4) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lazy Daizy
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lazy Daizy 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 Lazy Daizy, 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lightning Storm | 359 | 79.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Pear | 400A-3 | 80 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Chickery Chick | 3008-2A | 81 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Lazy Daizy (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Lazy Daizy
Darker than Lazy Daizy
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1212-4 |
| Hex | #F6EBA1 |
| RGB | 246, 235, 161 |
| HSL | 52°, 83%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -6.9, 37.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lazy Daizy (PPG 1212-4), published as #F6EBA1
#E6E0A0
#FFF6A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lazy Daizy (PPG 1212-4)?
- Lazy Daizy has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lazy Daizy is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lazy Daizy in another brand?
- Lightning Storm (BM 359) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Lazy Daizy warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lazy Daizy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.3; 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.