Apollo Gold (PPG 16-11)
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Apollo Gold (PPG 16-11) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apollo Gold
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Apollo Gold 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 Apollo Gold, 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 | Classical Gold | SW 2831 | 53 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Eye of the Tiger | 188 | 46.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | English Custard | M290-5 | 50.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Afternoon Stroll | 3004-5C | 50 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Apollo Gold (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Apollo Gold
Darker than Apollo Gold
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-11 |
| Hex | #E2B46C |
| RGB | 226, 180, 108 |
| HSL | 37°, 67%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.0, 8.1, 42.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apollo Gold (PPG 16-11), published as #E2B46C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apollo Gold (PPG 16-11)?
- Apollo Gold has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apollo Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Apollo Gold in another brand?
- English Custard (Behr M290-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Apollo Gold warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Apollo Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.8; 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.