Pratt & Lambert Tuscan Sun#E5C580 · LRV 60
Why this color. Long-standing P&L warm-yellow bestseller.
Tuscan Sun reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Pratt & Lambert 16-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Pratt & Lambert |
| Name | Tuscan Sun |
| SKU | 16-7 |
| Hex | #E5C580 |
| RGB | 229, 197, 128 |
| HSL | 41°, 66%, 70% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
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
10 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.
Backdrop
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Sherwin-Williams
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E5C580 in HSL space. Pair Tuscan Sun 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.