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PPG / GLIDDEN · 1211-7

PPG / Glidden Be Daring#FFC943 · LRV 63

Be Daring reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1211-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN BE DARING
RGB 255, 201, 67 LRV 63

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Be Daring
SKU 1211-7
Hex #FFC943
RGB 255, 201, 67
HSL 43°, 100%, 63%
LRV 63
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About PPG / Glidden Be Daring

At LRV 63, Be Daring is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.

Be Daring 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Dandy Lion
SKU 0829 · #FACC51 · LRV 64
ΔE 2.11 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.3
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5348
#FFC946
Corn Harvest
ΔE 0.3 · LRV 63
DE5342
#FFC82A
Bumblebee
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 63
DE5313
#FFCF53
Melted Butter
ΔE 2 · LRV 67
DE5390
#FACF58
Rubber Ducky
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 66
DEA120
#FDCB18
Goldenrod
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 64

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All yellow at Behr →
P280-5
#F9C845
Little Sun Dress
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 62
P260-6
#FFC74B
Smiley Face
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 63
350B-7
#FEC62F
Chickadee
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 62
P290-6
#FFC82B
English Daisy
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 63
P270-5
#FFC64F
Fuzzy Duckling
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 62

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6902
#FDCC4E
Decisive Yellow
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 65
SW 6903
#FFC723
Cheerful
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 62
SW 6907
#FFC801
Forsythia
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 63
SW 6911
#FECB01
Confident Yellow
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 64
SW 6910
#FED340
Daisy
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 68

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42
All yellow at Valspar →
3003-1C
#FFCD44
Golden Promise
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 66.6
3006-3B
#F8C452
Sweet Lemon
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 59.9
3004-1B
#FFC12B
Golden Spell
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 61
3002-1B
#FFC03C
Chickadee
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 60.9
V018-2
#F3CF63
Hive Delight
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 64.9

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
314
#FCC550
Imperial Yellow
ΔE 2.19 · LRV
2020-30
#FFC31E
Sparkling Sun
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 58
322
#FECA25
Abstracta
ΔE 2.57 · LRV
2019-30
#FFC21B
Sunflower
ΔE 2.74 · LRV
321
#FFCF30
Viking Yellow
ΔE 3.17 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.2
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 58
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 6.9 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 8.57 · LRV 65
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 12.18 · LRV 77
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 12.99 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.97
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 6.97 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 13.75 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 18.29 · LRV 68
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 19 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-26
#F7CCB9
Pop
ΔE 22.92 · LRV 66

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.49
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 9.49 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 20.54 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 22.04 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 22.09 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 24.55 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.81
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 9.81 · LRV 65
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 10.88 · LRV 49
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 11.59 · LRV 50
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 11.73 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 13.32 · LRV 68

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Be Daring within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1206-7
Rise-n-shine
LRV 62
1211-6
Beach Party
LRV 66
1206-6
Fuzzy Navel
LRV 68
1213-7
Crushed Pineapple
LRV 62
1205-6
Honey Pot
LRV 63
1205-7
Fall Gold
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FFC943 in HSL space. Pair Be Daring with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFC943 + #4379FF
TRIADIC
#FFC943 · #43FFC9 · #C943FF
ANALOGOUS
#FF6B43 · #FFC943 · #D7FF43

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.69:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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