Golden Straw (PPG 1213-4)
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Golden Straw (PPG 1213-4) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Straw
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Golden Straw 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 Golden Straw, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Jasper Yellow | 2024-50 | 79.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Invigorating | P340-2 | 80.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | New Willow | 6007-9B | 81 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Golden Straw (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Straw
Darker than Golden Straw
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1213-4 |
| Hex | #F5EDAE |
| RGB | 245, 237, 174 |
| HSL | 53°, 78%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -6.7, 31.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Straw (PPG 1213-4), published as #F5EDAE
#E5E2AD
#FFF8AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Straw (PPG 1213-4)?
- Golden Straw has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Straw is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Straw in another brand?
- Jasper Yellow (BM 2024-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Straw warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Golden Straw as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.6; 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.