Home › Benjamin Moore › Yellow › Golden Orchards
Golden Orchards 329
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 Orchards sits at L* 87.5, a* -0.4, b* 68.8. Its hue angle is 90° and its chroma is 68.8, 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 99%.
LRV 67.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 67.1, Golden Orchards is lighter than 75% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Golden Orchards
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Golden Orchards
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzz-In | P300-6 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Vibrant | 370B-6 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Lemon Tart | 380B-6 | 1.56 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glimmer | 342 | 1.69 | Very close | |
| Amarillo | 320 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Highlighter | 2021-40 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Raincoat | 2020-40 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| American Cheese | 2019-40 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunbeam | 328 | 2.88 | 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.
- Pure Joy 327 · lighter, LRV 72.3
- Sunburst 2023-40 · lighter, LRV 73.7
- Banana Yellow 2022-40 · lighter, LRV 74.6
- Majestic Yellow 355 · darker, LRV 62.1
- Viking Yellow 321 · darker, LRV 63.1
- Sunshine 2021-30 · darker, LRV 60.8
Colors that go with Golden Orchards
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Peach Sorbet 2015-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Feel the Energy 417 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Golden Orchards vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 10.4) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 67.1), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 11.3) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 67.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 14.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.