Banana Brulee (PPG 1214-3)
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Banana Brulee (PPG 1214-3) 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 Banana Brulee
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Banana Brulee 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 Banana Brulee, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Calla Lily | 283 | 79.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lantern Light | P320-2 | 82.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cuddle | 3005-4B | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Banana Brulee (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Banana Brulee
Darker than Banana Brulee
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1214-3 |
| Hex | #F7EAB9 |
| RGB | 247, 234, 185 |
| HSL | 47°, 79%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, -3.1, 25.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Banana Brulee (PPG 1214-3), published as #F7EAB9
#E6E0B8
#FFF5B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Banana Brulee (PPG 1214-3)?
- Banana Brulee has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Banana Brulee is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Banana Brulee in another brand?
- Cuddle (Valspar 3005-4B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Banana Brulee warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Banana Brulee as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.4; 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.