Golden Nugget (BM 2019-20)
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Golden Nugget (BM 2019-20) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.4, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Nugget
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Nugget 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 Nugget, 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 | Goldfinch | SW 6905 | 55 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Saffron Thread | 310B-7 | 53.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Gold Abundance | 3003-1A | 57 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fall Gold | 1205-7 | 57 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Nugget (LRV 50.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Nugget
Darker than Golden Nugget
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2019-20 |
| Hex | #FFB700 |
| RGB | 255, 183, 0 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, 14.5, 81.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Nugget (BM 2019-20), published as #FFB700
#F0AD0D
#FFC100
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Nugget (BM 2019-20)?
- Golden Nugget has an LRV of 50.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Nugget is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Nugget in another brand?
- Goldfinch (SW 6905) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Nugget warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Nugget as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 81.7; 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.