Gone Giddy
PPG1216-7 · #D9C737 · LRV 56 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Gone Giddy56
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Gone Giddy, Really?
Gone Giddy reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1216-7 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gone Giddy
Gone Giddy is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Gone Giddy
At LRV 56, Gone Giddy is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Gone Giddy are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden PPG1216-7 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Nervy HueSW 6917 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sulfur YellowP320-6 · Behr | 1.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Citron2024-30 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green MambaV020-2 · Valspar | 4.9 | 56.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gone GiddyPPG1216-7 · PPG / Glidden | 0.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Soupy Green123-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.9 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Gone Giddy within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D9C737 in HSL space. Pair Gone Giddy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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