Golden Yarrow (PPG 1215-5)
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Golden Yarrow (PPG 1215-5) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Yarrow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Golden Yarrow 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 Yarrow, 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 | Frolic | SW 6703 | 56 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Hibiscus | 357 | 54.9 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Pepperoncini | HDC-SM16-10 | 55.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Fall Meadow | 3007-3B | 58 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Golden Yarrow (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Yarrow
Darker than Golden Yarrow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1215-5 |
| Hex | #E2C74F |
| RGB | 226, 199, 79 |
| HSL | 49°, 72%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, -3.9, 61.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Yarrow (PPG 1215-5), published as #E2C74F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Yarrow (PPG 1215-5)?
- Golden Yarrow has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Yarrow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Yarrow in another brand?
- Fall Meadow (Valspar 3007-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Golden Yarrow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Golden Yarrow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 61.5; 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.