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Luxurious Gold 286
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Luxurious Gold sits at L* 77.1, a* -1.9, b* 45.8. Its hue angle is 92° and its chroma is 45.9, 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 91%.
LRV 49.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.4, Luxurious Gold is lighter than 54% 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 Luxurious 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limón Fresco | SW 9030 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Frolic | SW 6703 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nervy Hue | SW 6917 | 4.43 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Luxurious 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Dreaming | 380D-5 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Midori | P330-5 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sulfur Yellow | P320-6 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Thread | CSP-920 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Angel's Trumpet | 278 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| California Hills | 216 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Mustard Field | 377 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Buena Vista Gold | 209 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Showtime | 293 | 2.96 | 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.
- Hannah Banana CSP-955 · lighter, LRV 54.0
- Showtime 293 · lighter, LRV 53.5
- Amber Waves 2159-40 · lighter, LRV 54.2
- Anjou Pear AF-425 · darker, LRV 45.2
- Hathaway Gold 194 · darker, LRV 43.7
- Cork 2153-40 · darker, LRV 44.6
Colors that go with Luxurious Gold
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Summer Blue 2067-50 · complementary (180°)
- Peach Sorbet 2015-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Stem Green 2029-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Luxurious Gold vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 49.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.8) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 49.4), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 10.4) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 49.4), more red/pink.