Golden Dunes (BM 2157-10)
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Golden Dunes (BM 2157-10) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 24.8, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Dunes
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Dunes by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Dunes, 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 | Amber Wave | SW 6657 | 30 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fall Leaves | 270D-7 | 25.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wet Riverbanks | 3011-4 | 24 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Beer | 1202-7 | 27 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Golden Dunes (LRV 24.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Dunes
Darker than Golden Dunes
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2157-10 |
| Hex | #C57B3A |
| RGB | 197, 123, 58 |
| HSL | 28°, 55%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.4, 23.2, 46.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Dunes (BM 2157-10), published as #C57B3A
#B7723A
#D48437
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Dunes (BM 2157-10)?
- Golden Dunes has an LRV of 24.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Dunes is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Dunes in another brand?
- Fall Leaves (Behr 270D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Dunes warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Dunes as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.4; 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.