Harmonious Gold (Behr M300-3)
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Harmonious Gold (Behr M300-3) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 64.8, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Harmonious Gold
Four Behr colors picked for Harmonious 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 Harmonious 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 | Peace Yellow | SW 2857 | 65 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Harvest Time | 186 | 62.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Treats | 3005-6B | 64 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spice Is Nice | 1090-2 | 65 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Harmonious Gold (LRV 64.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Harmonious Gold
Darker than Harmonious Gold
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M300-3 |
| Hex | #EACFA3 |
| RGB | 234, 207, 163 |
| HSL | 37°, 63%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.4, 3.0, 25.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harmonious Gold (Behr M300-3), published as #EACFA3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harmonious Gold (Behr M300-3)?
- Harmonious Gold has an LRV of 64.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Harmonious Gold is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Harmonious Gold in another brand?
- Spice Is Nice (PPG 1090-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Harmonious Gold warm or cool?
- Behr lists Harmonious Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.4; 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.