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Bright Gold 371
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Bright Gold sits at L* 75.7, a* -7.6, b* 59.2. Its hue angle is 97° and its chroma is 59.7, 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 47.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.0, Bright Gold is lighter than 51% 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 Bright 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 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Humorous Green | SW 6918 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Nervy Hue | SW 6917 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Bright 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cilantro Lime | P340-5A | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Pepperoncini | HDC-SM16-10 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sulfur Yellow | P320-6 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Burst | 364 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Sweet Vibrations | 391 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Citron | 2024-30 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eve Green | 2024-20 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Angel's Trumpet | 278 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chartreuse | 2024-10 | 4.61 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sun Valley 350 · lighter, LRV 49.9
- Citron 2024-30 · lighter, LRV 52.2
- Luminous Days 300 · lighter, LRV 52.4
- Hollywood Gold 279 · darker, LRV 40.5
- Golden Bounty 294 · darker, LRV 39.5
- Split Pea 2146-30 · darker, LRV 38.7
Colors that go with Bright 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°)
- Mango Punch 154 · analogous (−30°)
- Malachy Green 419 · analogous (+30°)
- Fairy Tale Blue 2055-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Bright Gold vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 10.3) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 47.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 13.2) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 47.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 14.2) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 47.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.