Powdered Gold (Behr S300-2)
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Powdered Gold (Behr S300-2) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 66.4, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Powdered Gold
Four Behr colors picked for Powdered Gold by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Powdered 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 | Ivoire | SW 6127 | 64 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Chamois | 1108 | 64.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hazy Yellow | 3004-8B | 70 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sugared Pears | 1088-3 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Powdered Gold (LRV 66.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Powdered Gold
Darker than Powdered Gold
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S300-2 |
| Hex | #E8D2B1 |
| RGB | 232, 210, 177 |
| HSL | 36°, 54%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, 2.6, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Powdered Gold (Behr S300-2), published as #E8D2B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Powdered Gold (Behr S300-2)?
- Powdered Gold has an LRV of 66.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Powdered Gold is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Powdered Gold in another brand?
- Chamois (BM 1108) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Powdered Gold warm or cool?
- Behr lists Powdered Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.