Forsythia Blossom (PPG 1214-5)
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Forsythia Blossom (PPG 1214-5) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forsythia Blossom
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Forsythia Blossom 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 Forsythia Blossom, 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 | Daffodil | SW 6901 | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Amarillo | 320 | 68.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Solar Energy | P310-5 | 71.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Haze | 3006-1C | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Forsythia Blossom (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Forsythia Blossom
Darker than Forsythia Blossom
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1214-5 |
| Hex | #F6D76E |
| RGB | 246, 215, 110 |
| HSL | 46°, 88%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, -1.7, 55.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forsythia Blossom (PPG 1214-5), published as #F6D76E
#E7CD6E
#FFE16C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forsythia Blossom (PPG 1214-5)?
- Forsythia Blossom has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forsythia Blossom is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Forsythia Blossom in another brand?
- Solar Energy (Behr P310-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forsythia Blossom warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Forsythia Blossom as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 55.0; 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.