Gold Buff
PPG1208-4 · #EBC481 · LRV 59 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Gold Buff59
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Gold Buff, Really?
Gold Buff reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1208-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gold Buff
Gold Buff 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 Gold Buff
At LRV 59, Gold Buff 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 Gold Buff 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 PPG1208-4 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 | Colonial YellowSW 30 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | CharismaticPPU6-14 · Behr | 1.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | York Harbour Yellow2154-40 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Delightful Moon3004-6A · Valspar | 3.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gold BuffPPG1208-4 · Glidden | 0.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dreamy Gold213-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.7 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Gold Buff 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 #EBC481 in HSL space. Pair Gold Buff with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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