Golden Light (BM 143)
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Golden Light (BM 143) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.8, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Light
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Light 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 Golden Light, 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 | Enjoyable Yellow | SW 6666 | 71 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Corn Stalk | M290-3 | 74.1 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Maple Cream | 3003-4B | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Doodle | 1204-4 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Light (LRV 70.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Light
Darker than Golden Light
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 143 |
| Hex | #FDDCA8 |
| RGB | 253, 220, 168 |
| HSL | 37°, 96%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, 4.2, 29.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Light (BM 143), published as #FDDCA8
#EDD2A7
#FFE6A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Light (BM 143)?
- Golden Light has an LRV of 70.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Light is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Light in another brand?
- Corn Stalk (Behr M290-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Light warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Light as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.8; 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.