Match Golden Hour

PPG Golden Hour is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 52. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6#e4c14dLRV 52

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Golden Hour
Golden Yarrow
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52
PPG
Golden Yarrow
PPG1215-5 · LRV 54

With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Yellow Brick Road
Yellow Brick Road
Golden Hour
Yellow Brick Road vs Golden Hour
Benjamin Moore
Yellow Brick Road
349 · LRV 58
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

Yellow Brick Road reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Golden Hour
Rayo de Sol
Golden Hour vs Rayo de Sol
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Rayo de Sol
9020 · LRV 60

A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Rayo de Sol the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Glitter Yellow
Glitter Yellow
Golden Hour
Glitter Yellow vs Golden Hour
Cloverdale Paint
Glitter Yellow
0835 · LRV 70
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

Glitter Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Golden Hour encloses it. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Giallo
Giallo
Golden Hour
Giallo vs Golden Hour
Little Greene
Giallo
337 · LRV 65
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

Giallo reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Golden Hour encloses it. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable
Golden Hour
RAL 260-5
RAL 260-5
Golden Hour vs RAL 260-5
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 260-5
RAL 260-5 · LRV 43

Golden Hour reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.9Noticeable
Smiley Face
Golden Hour
Smiley Face vs Golden Hour
Behr
Smiley Face
P260-6 · LRV 61
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Smiley Face the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.2Distinct
Lemon Punch
Lemon Punch
Golden Hour
Lemon Punch vs Golden Hour
Dulux
Lemon Punch
60YY 65/669 · LRV 65
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

At LRV 65 vs 52, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.4Distinct
Golden Hour
Lemon yellow
Golden Hour vs Lemon yellow
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52
RAL ClassicClassic
Lemon yellow
RAL 1012 · LRV 48

Golden Hour reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.9Distinct
Babouche
Babouche
Golden Hour
Babouche vs Golden Hour
Farrow & Ball
Babouche
223 · LRV 57
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

Babouche reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.1Distinct
Golden Hour
N391
Golden Hour vs N391
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52
Tikkurila
N391
N391 · LRV 38

Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where N391 encloses it. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.9Distinct
Golden Hour
Brazen
Golden Hour vs Brazen
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52
Valspar
Brazen
V054-6 · LRV 19

Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 30.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 30.9Very different
Masala
Masala
Golden Hour
Jotun
Masala
10428 · LRV 38
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Masala encloses it. At ΔE 32.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 32.9Very different
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Golden Hour
S 3030-Y30R vs Golden Hour
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33
PPG
Golden Hour
PPG1214-6 · LRV 52

Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 36.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 36.2Very different