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Gold Leaf 201
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Gold Leaf sits at L* 80.1, a* 0.4, b* 41.8. Its hue angle is 89° and its chroma is 41.8, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 89%.
LRV 55.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 55.1, Gold Leaf is lighter than 60% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Gold Leaf
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Bird | SW 9022 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Solaria | SW 6688 | 4.62 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Gold Leaf
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Field | 370D-5 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Golden Thread | MQ4-13 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tangy | UL180-21 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marblehead Gold | HC-11 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| California Hills | 216 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Damask Yellow | CW-400 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yosemite Yellow | 215 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Thread | CSP-920 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Da Vinci's Canvas | 208 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Freedom Trail 277 · lighter, LRV 58.7
- Yellow Tone 370 · lighter, LRV 58.7
- Damask Yellow CW-400 · lighter, LRV 60.6
- California Hills 216 · darker, LRV 50.2
- Roasted Sesame Seed 2160-40 · darker, LRV 50.6
- Golden Thread CSP-920 · darker, LRV 49.8
Colors that go with Gold Leaf
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Swiss Blue 815 · complementary (180°)
- Vivid Beauty 138 · analogous (−30°)
- Stem Green 2029-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Gold Leaf vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 3.2) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 55.1), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 55.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 55.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.