Gone Giddy (PPG 1216-7)
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Gone Giddy (PPG 1216-7) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gone Giddy
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gone Giddy 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 Gone Giddy, 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 | Humorous Green | SW 6918 | 47 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Citron | 2024-30 | 52.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pepperoncini | HDC-SM16-10 | 55.2 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lavish Lime | 6008-10B | 59 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Gone Giddy (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Gone Giddy
Darker than Gone Giddy
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1216-7 |
| Hex | #D9C737 |
| RGB | 217, 199, 55 |
| HSL | 53°, 68%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, -8.9, 69.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gone Giddy (PPG 1216-7), published as #D9C737
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#E8D131
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gone Giddy (PPG 1216-7)?
- Gone Giddy has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gone Giddy is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gone Giddy in another brand?
- Citron (BM 2024-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gone Giddy warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gone Giddy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 69.4; 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.