Citrus Spice (PPG 1216-6)
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Citrus Spice (PPG 1216-6) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Citrus Spice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Citrus Spice 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 Citrus Spice, 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 | 6.8 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lemon Grove | 363 | 59.9 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Plastic Lime | T15-15 | 70.4 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lavish Lime | 6008-10B | 59 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Citrus Spice (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Citrus Spice
Darker than Citrus Spice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1216-6 |
| Hex | #E6D943 |
| RGB | 230, 217, 67 |
| HSL | 55°, 77%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.4, -12.0, 71.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Citrus Spice (PPG 1216-6), published as #E6D943
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Citrus Spice (PPG 1216-6)?
- Citrus Spice has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Citrus Spice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Citrus Spice in another brand?
- Lemon Grove (BM 363) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Citrus Spice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Citrus Spice as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 71.3; 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.