Cool Yellow (PPG 1216-2)
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Cool Yellow (PPG 1216-2) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Yellow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cool Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Cool 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 | Lime Granita | SW 6715 | 73 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Crisp Green | 534 | 76.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Green Shimmer | 420A-1 | 86.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whipped Mint | 6006-7A | 84 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Cool Yellow (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Yellow
Darker than Cool Yellow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1216-2 |
| Hex | #EAEFCE |
| RGB | 234, 239, 206 |
| HSL | 69°, 51%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, -7.2, 15.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Yellow (PPG 1216-2), published as #EAEFCE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Yellow (PPG 1216-2)?
- Cool Yellow has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Yellow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Yellow in another brand?
- Whipped Mint (Valspar 6006-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Yellow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cool Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.4; 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.