Twilight Gold (BM 1069)
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Twilight Gold (BM 1069) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 42.9, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twilight Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Twilight Gold by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Twilight 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 | Dromedary Camel | SW 7694 | 44 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Perfect Tan | N280-4 | 44 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rabbit | 15-11 | 44 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Twilight Gold (LRV 42.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Twilight Gold
Darker than Twilight Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1069 |
| Hex | #C9AC86 |
| RGB | 201, 172, 134 |
| HSL | 34°, 38%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 5.0, 23.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twilight Gold (BM 1069), published as #C9AC86
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#D9B685
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twilight Gold (BM 1069)?
- Twilight Gold has an LRV of 42.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twilight Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Twilight Gold in another brand?
- Dromedary Camel (SW 7694) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Twilight Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Twilight Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.5; 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.