Golden Straw (BM 2152-50)
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Golden Straw (BM 2152-50) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.9, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Straw
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Straw 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 Straw, 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 | Full Moon | SW 6679 | 78 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Calla | PPU6-12 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Demure Yellow | 3006-6C | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Belgian Waffle | 1208-3 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Straw (LRV 69.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Straw
Darker than Golden Straw
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2152-50 |
| Hex | #EFDDB5 |
| RGB | 239, 221, 181 |
| HSL | 41°, 64%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 0.1, 21.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Straw (BM 2152-50), published as #EFDDB5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Straw (BM 2152-50)?
- Golden Straw has an LRV of 69.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Straw is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Straw in another brand?
- Calla (Behr PPU6-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Straw warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Straw as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.9; 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.