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Hollywood Gold 279
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Hollywood Gold sits at L* 71.1, a* 1.0, b* 47.7. Its hue angle is 89° and its chroma is 47.8, 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 93%.
LRV 40.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.5, Hollywood Gold is lighter than 44% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Hollywood Gold
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antiquity | SW 6402 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nugget | SW 6697 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kingdom Gold | SW 6698 | 4.75 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Hollywood Gold
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leapfrog | 380D-6 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Lemongrass | PPU6-18 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Golden Cricket | 370D-6 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Quarter Gold | 287 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gibson Gold | 378 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Bounty | 294 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spice Market | CSP-925 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Savannah Green | 2150-30 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Damask Gold | CW-405 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Natural ES-10 · lighter, LRV 45.7
- Cork 2153-40 · lighter, LRV 44.6
- Hathaway Gold 194 · lighter, LRV 43.7
- Morgan Hill Gold 189 · darker, LRV 37.5
- French Quarter Gold 287 · darker, LRV 38.0
- Gibson Gold 378 · darker, LRV 37.4
Colors that go with Hollywood Gold
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Party Peach 139 · analogous (−30°)
- Blooming Grove 413 · analogous (+30°)
- Cool Aqua 2056-40 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Hollywood Gold vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.3) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 40.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 9.7) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 40.5), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 13.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.