Monarch Gold (BM 1109)
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Monarch Gold (BM 1109) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.7, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Monarch Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Monarch 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 Monarch 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 | August Moon | SW 7687 | 60 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Jasper Cane | PPU4-15 | 60.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Palamino Pony | 3004-8A | 57 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Faint Fawn | 1089-4 | 59 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Monarch Gold (LRV 59.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Monarch Gold
Darker than Monarch Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1109 |
| Hex | #E6C8A3 |
| RGB | 230, 200, 163 |
| HSL | 33°, 57%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, 5.2, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Monarch Gold (BM 1109), published as #E6C8A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Monarch Gold (BM 1109)?
- Monarch Gold has an LRV of 59.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Monarch Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Monarch Gold in another brand?
- August Moon (SW 7687) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Monarch Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Monarch Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.