Clear Yellow (PPG 1215-1)
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Clear Yellow (PPG 1215-1) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Clear Yellow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Clear Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Clear Yellow, 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 | Cotton | SW 9581 | 83 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloud White | 967 | 85.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Falling Snow | PPU18-07 | 87.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lemon Edge | 7003-23 | 89 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Clear Yellow (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Clear Yellow
Darker than Clear Yellow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1215-1 |
| Hex | #F1F1E6 |
| RGB | 241, 241, 230 |
| HSL | 60°, 28%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -1.9, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clear Yellow (PPG 1215-1), published as #F1F1E6
#DFE7E4
#FFFBE6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Clear Yellow (PPG 1215-1)?
- Clear Yellow has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Clear Yellow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Clear Yellow in another brand?
- Cloud White (BM 967) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Clear Yellow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Clear Yellow as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.