Match Yellow Coneflower

PPG Yellow Coneflower is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5#edb856LRV 50

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.

Oro De Maya
Yellow Coneflower
PPG
Oro De Maya
PPG17-19 · LRV 48
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Yellow Coneflower
Bee
Bee
Yellow Coneflower vs Bee
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50
Sherwin-Williams
Bee
6683 · LRV 55

Bee reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Corn Husk
Yellow Coneflower
Corn Husk vs Yellow Coneflower
Benjamin Moore
Corn Husk
307 · LRV 53
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

Corn Husk reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Sun Dust 2
Sun Dust 2
Yellow Coneflower
Sun Dust 2 vs Yellow Coneflower
Dulux
Sun Dust 2
30YY 49/562 · LRV 49
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
Sunny Mood
Sunny Mood
Yellow Coneflower
Cloverdale Paint
Sunny Mood
0822 · LRV 61
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

Sunny Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
Smiley Face
Yellow Coneflower
Smiley Face vs Yellow Coneflower
Behr
Smiley Face
P260-6 · LRV 61
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

Smiley Face reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.4Noticeable
RAL 290-5
Yellow Coneflower
RAL 290-5
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 290-5
RAL 290-5 · LRV 45

Yellow Coneflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable
Babouche
Babouche
Yellow Coneflower
Babouche vs Yellow Coneflower
Farrow & Ball
Babouche
223 · LRV 57
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Babouche the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.6Noticeable
Yellow-Pink
Yellow-Pink
Yellow Coneflower
Yellow-Pink vs Yellow Coneflower
Little Greene
Yellow-Pink
46 · LRV 42
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

Yellow Coneflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.7Noticeable
Yellow Coneflower
Saffron yellow
Saffron yellow
Yellow Coneflower vs Saffron yellow
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50
RAL ClassicClassic
Saffron yellow
RAL 1017 · LRV 50

With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.7Distinct
Yellow Coneflower
Emperor
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50
Tikkurila
Emperor
K398 · LRV 43

Yellow Coneflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.3Distinct
Masala
Masala
Yellow Coneflower
Jotun
Masala
10428 · LRV 38
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

At LRV 50 vs 38, Yellow Coneflower is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 26.6Very different
Yellow Coneflower
Brazen
Yellow Coneflower vs Brazen
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50
Valspar
Brazen
V054-6 · LRV 19

At LRV 50 vs 19, Yellow Coneflower is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 27.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 27.0Very different
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Yellow Coneflower
S 3030-Y30R vs Yellow Coneflower
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33
PPG
Yellow Coneflower
PPG1209-5 · LRV 50

At LRV 50 vs 33, Yellow Coneflower is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 28.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 28.7Very different