Glorious Gold (Behr 300B-6)
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Glorious Gold (Behr 300B-6) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 55.2, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glorious Gold
Four Behr colors picked for Glorious Gold by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Glorious Gold, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Goldenrod | SW 6677 | 50 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunflower Fields | 174 | 49.1 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Sunrise | 3011-2 | 53 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Glorious Gold (LRV 55.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Glorious Gold
Darker than Glorious Gold
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 300B-6 |
| Hex | #FFB649 |
| RGB | 255, 182, 73 |
| HSL | 36°, 100%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.2, 16.8, 63.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glorious Gold (Behr 300B-6), published as #FFB649
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glorious Gold (Behr 300B-6)?
- Glorious Gold has an LRV of 55.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glorious Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Glorious Gold in another brand?
- Morning Sunrise (Valspar 3011-2) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Glorious Gold warm or cool?
- Behr lists Glorious Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 63.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.