Sun Salutation
PPG12-03 · #E7C270 · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Sun Salutation57
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Sun Salutation, Really?
Sun Salutation reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG12-03 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sun Salutation
Sun Salutation 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 Sun Salutation
At LRV 57, Sun Salutation 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 Sun Salutation 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 PPG12-03 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 | Quilt GoldSW 6696 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Honey Bear340D-4 · Behr | 0.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Hannah BananaCSP-955 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Swiftly Green3008-5C · Valspar | 1.4 | 54.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sun SalutationPPG12-03 · Glidden | 0.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Quilted Gold219-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sun Salutation 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 #E7C270 in HSL space. Pair Sun Salutation with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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