Golden Lab (BM 178)
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Golden Lab (BM 178) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.2, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Lab
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Lab 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 Lab, 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 | Banana Cream | SW 6673 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Caribbean Sunrise | UL180-19 | 72.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Canary Diamond | 3008-6B | 70 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusty Yellow | 1209-3 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Lab (LRV 69.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Lab
Darker than Golden Lab
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 178 |
| Hex | #F1DBAA |
| RGB | 241, 219, 170 |
| HSL | 41°, 72%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.1, 0.4, 26.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Lab (BM 178), published as #F1DBAA
#E1D1A9
#FFE5A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Lab (BM 178)?
- Golden Lab has an LRV of 69.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Lab is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Lab in another brand?
- Dusty Yellow (PPG 1209-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Lab warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Lab as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.9; 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.