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Golden Bounty 294
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Golden Bounty sits at L* 70.3, a* 5.3, b* 53.5. Its hue angle is 84° and its chroma is 53.8, 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 96%.
LRV 39.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.5, Golden Bounty is lighter than 43% 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 Golden Bounty
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Gold | SW 6698 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Nugget | SW 6697 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gambol Gold | SW 6690 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Golden Bounty
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Cricket | 370D-6 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Plantain Chips | M290-6 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Galley Gold | 340D-5 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Quarter Gold | 287 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hollywood Gold | 279 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fields of Gold | 203 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Buttercup | 2154-30 | 3.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glen Ridge Gold | 301 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Damask Gold | CW-405 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Old Gold 167 · lighter, LRV 42.8
- Natural ES-10 · lighter, LRV 45.7
- Glen Ridge Gold 301 · lighter, LRV 44.9
- Spice Market CSP-925 · darker, LRV 35.9
- Autumn Gold 2152-30 · darker, LRV 36.3
- Leap of Faith 210 · darker, LRV 35.1
Colors that go with Golden Bounty
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Sunset Boulevard 082 · analogous (−30°)
- Perennial 405 · analogous (+30°)
- Cool Aqua 2056-40 · triadic (120°)
- Lilac Pink 2074-40 · triadic (240°)
Golden Bounty vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 39.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 10.7) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 39.5), more red/pink, more saturated.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 11.5) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 39.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.