Soft Marigold (BM 160)
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Soft Marigold (BM 160) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.2, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Marigold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Marigold 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 Soft Marigold, 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 | Classical Gold | SW 2831 | 53 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Kernel | BIC-29 | 53.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spun Gold | 3001-5C | 54 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Zing | 1203-5 | 60 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Soft Marigold (LRV 53.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Marigold
Darker than Soft Marigold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 160 |
| Hex | #F0BA77 |
| RGB | 240, 186, 119 |
| HSL | 33°, 80%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.0, 11.6, 41.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Marigold (BM 160), published as #F0BA77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Marigold (BM 160)?
- Soft Marigold has an LRV of 53.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Marigold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Marigold in another brand?
- Kernel (Behr BIC-29) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Marigold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Marigold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.3; 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.