Sol De Yucatan (PPG 17-18)
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Sol De Yucatan (PPG 17-18) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sol De Yucatan
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sol De Yucatan 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 Sol De Yucatan, 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 | Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 58 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Firefly | 299 | 54.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 61.9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Lemon | 3006-3B | 61 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Sol De Yucatan (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Sol De Yucatan
Darker than Sol De Yucatan
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-18 |
| Hex | #F1C96A |
| RGB | 241, 201, 106 |
| HSL | 42°, 83%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, 3.1, 52.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sol De Yucatan (PPG 17-18), published as #F1C96A
#E2BF6A
#FFD368
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sol De Yucatan (PPG 17-18)?
- Sol De Yucatan has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sol De Yucatan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sol De Yucatan in another brand?
- Firefly (BM 299) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Sol De Yucatan warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sol De Yucatan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 52.1; 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.