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Golden Hills 262
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, Golden Hills sits at L* 85.3, a* -2.6, b* 22.8. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 22.9, 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 82%.
LRV 63.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 63.8, Golden Hills is lighter than 70% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Golden Hills
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Paddy | SW 6414 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lucent Yellow | SW 6400 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Golden Hills
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne Cocktail | M310-3 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Rainforest Dew | 390E-3 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Primitive Green | MQ4-40 | 1.49 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woven Jacquard | 254 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Mellowed Ivory | 2149-50 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Bronzed Beige | 2151-50 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Hampton Green | 2150-50 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Spring Morning | 263 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Beacon Hill Damask | HC-2 | 1.97 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Banana Cream 275 · lighter, LRV 67.5
- Peach Complexion 115 · lighter, LRV 68.0
- Barbados Sand 1094 · lighter, LRV 70.2
- Mansfield Tan 248 · darker, LRV 59.8
- Dunmore Cream HC-29 · darker, LRV 59.8
- Wythe Tan CW-415 · darker, LRV 61.1
Colors that go with Golden Hills
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Windmill Wings 2067-60 · complementary (180°)
- Sunfish 095 · analogous (−30°)
- Veranda View 541 · analogous (+30°)
- California Breeze 757 · triadic (120°)
- Valentine's Day 2077-60 · triadic (240°)
Golden Hills vs popular colors
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 2.0) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 63.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Philadelphia Cream (Benjamin Moore HC-30, ΔE 3.2) is lighter (LRV 69.1 vs 63.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 5.3) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 63.8), more yellow/warm, more saturated.