PPG / Glidden Gold Buff#ECC481 · LRV 59
Gold Buff reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1208-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | PPG / Glidden |
| Name | Gold Buff |
| SKU | 1208-4 |
| Hex | #ECC481 |
| RGB | 236, 196, 129 |
| HSL | 38°, 74%, 72% |
| LRV | 59 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
About PPG / Glidden 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.
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.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Backdrop
Valspar
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Similar PPG / Glidden colors
closest in the PPG / Glidden deckThe 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.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #ECC481 in HSL space. Pair Gold Buff with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.