Buena Vista Gold (BM 209)
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Buena Vista Gold (BM 209) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Buena Vista Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Buena Vista Gold 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 Buena Vista Gold, 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 | Independent Gold | SW 6401 | 51 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Summer Field | 370D-5 | 56.1 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dylan Velvet | 3008-5B | 47 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spicy Mustard | 1108-5 | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Buena Vista Gold (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Buena Vista Gold
Darker than Buena Vista Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 209 |
| Hex | #D6BB74 |
| RGB | 214, 187, 116 |
| HSL | 43°, 54%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.7, 0.2, 39.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Buena Vista Gold (BM 209), published as #D6BB74
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Buena Vista Gold (BM 209)?
- Buena Vista Gold has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Buena Vista Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Buena Vista Gold in another brand?
- Spicy Mustard (PPG 1108-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Buena Vista Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Buena Vista Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.4; 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.