Fuzzy Navel
PPG1206-6 · #FFD15C · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Jackfruit62
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What Color Is Fuzzy Navel, Really?
Fuzzy Navel reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1206-6 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fuzzy Navel
Fuzzy Navel 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 Fuzzy Navel
At LRV 68, Fuzzy Navel 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 Fuzzy Navel 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 PPG1206-6 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 | Decisive YellowSW 6902 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mellow Yellow320B-6 · Behr | 0.9 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | American Cheese2019-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden Promise3003-1C · Valspar | 2.3 | 66.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fuzzy NavelPPG1206-6 · Glidden | 0.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Honeybee Yellow116-6DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Fuzzy Navel 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 #FFD15C in HSL space. Pair Fuzzy Navel with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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