Golden Archway (BM 146)
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Golden Archway (BM 146) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.7, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Archway
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Archway 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 Archway, 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 | Summer Day | SW 6662 | 47 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Vintage Orange | 280B-5 | 53.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Pumpkin Butter | 2007-1B | 52 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Goldfish | 1203-6 | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Archway (LRV 47.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Archway
Darker than Golden Archway
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 146 |
| Hex | #F8AC57 |
| RGB | 248, 172, 87 |
| HSL | 32°, 92%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.2, 19.9, 53.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Archway (BM 146), published as #F8AC57
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Archway (BM 146)?
- Golden Archway has an LRV of 47.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Archway is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Archway in another brand?
- Vintage Orange (Behr 280B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Golden Archway warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Archway as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 53.8; 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.