Dusty Yellow
PPG1209-3 · #F4DEAD · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Dusty Yellow, Really?
Dusty Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1209-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dusty Yellow
Dusty Yellow 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 Dusty Yellow
At LRV 74, Dusty Yellow 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.
Most complaints about Dusty Yellow 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1209-3 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 | Banana CreamSW 6673 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Clam Chowder330C-3 · Behr | 2.2 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Lab178 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Banana SplitV053-1 · Valspar | 1.3 | 74.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dusty YellowPPG1209-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glimmer Bright114-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.4 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Dusty Yellow within PPG / 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 #F4DEAD in HSL space. Pair Dusty Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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