Golden Cherry (BM 069)
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Golden Cherry (BM 069) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 33.3, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Cherry
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Cherry by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Golden Cherry, 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 | Sunset | SW 6626 | 39 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Balcony Sunset | MQ4-38 | 34.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Toasted Apricot | 2006-3B | 37 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Indiana Clay | 1195-6 | 36 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Golden Cherry (LRV 33.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Cherry
Darker than Golden Cherry
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 069 |
| Hex | #DD8963 |
| RGB | 221, 137, 99 |
| HSL | 19°, 64%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.1, 28.3, 33.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Cherry (BM 069), published as #DD8963
#CE8062
#EC9262
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Cherry (BM 069)?
- Golden Cherry has an LRV of 33.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Cherry is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Cherry in another brand?
- Toasted Apricot (Valspar 2006-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Golden Cherry warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Cherry as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.