Canary Yellow (PPG 1215-4)
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Canary Yellow (PPG 1215-4) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Canary Yellow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Canary Yellow 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 Canary 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 | Funky Yellow | SW 6913 | 65 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Finch | 2024-40 | 68 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Plastic Lime | T15-15 | 70.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Top Banana | 3008-1C | 76 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Canary Yellow (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Canary Yellow
Darker than Canary Yellow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1215-4 |
| Hex | #EFDE75 |
| RGB | 239, 222, 117 |
| HSL | 52°, 79%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, -7.5, 53.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canary Yellow (PPG 1215-4), published as #EFDE75
#DFD475
#FFE973
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Canary Yellow (PPG 1215-4)?
- Canary Yellow has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Canary Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Canary Yellow in another brand?
- Plastic Lime (Behr T15-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Canary Yellow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Canary Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 53.1; 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.