Fall Gold
PPG1205-7 · #FFBC35 · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Fall Gold57
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Fall Gold, Really?
Fall Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1205-7 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fall Gold
Fall Gold 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 Fall Gold
At LRV 57, Fall Gold 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 Fall Gold 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 PPG1205-7 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 | GoldfinchSW 6905 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Twenty Carat310B-6 · Behr | 1.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Oxford Gold315 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden Treasure3004-1A · Valspar | 1.4 | 58.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · Glidden | 0.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweet As Honey113-6DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Fall Gold 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 #FFBC35 in HSL space. Pair Fall Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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