Fresh Lemonade (PPG 1216-5)
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Fresh Lemonade (PPG 1216-5) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Lemonade
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fresh Lemonade 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 Fresh Lemonade, 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 | Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 78 | 5.4 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Limelight | 2025-40 | 68.1 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Citron | 400B-4 | 69.5 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Citrus Tickle | 6008-9C | 66 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Fresh Lemonade (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Lemonade
Darker than Fresh Lemonade
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1216-5 |
| Hex | #ECE678 |
| RGB | 236, 230, 120 |
| HSL | 57°, 75%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -12.5, 53.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Lemonade (PPG 1216-5), published as #ECE678
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Lemonade (PPG 1216-5)?
- Fresh Lemonade has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Lemonade is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Lemonade in another brand?
- Citron (Behr 400B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Fresh Lemonade warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fresh Lemonade as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 53.8; 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.