Silk Sails
PPG1206-2 · #F6EDCC · LRV 85 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Silk Sails85
- 4Lightning White92
What Color Is Silk Sails, Really?
Silk Sails reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1206-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silk Sails
Silk Sails shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Silk Sails
Silk Sails is very light — LRV 85, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Silk Sails 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 PPG1206-2 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 | Glittery YellowSW 7125 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 85 | Color page → |
| Behr | Daybreak SunECC-11-1 · Behr | 0.6 | 85 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Angels Gate929 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 81 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Yellow Bliss3008-4C · Valspar | 1.3 | 85.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silk SailsPPG1206-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 85 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pithed Lemon122-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Silk Sails 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 #F6EDCC in HSL space. Pair Silk Sails with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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