Golden Harvest (BM 2157-20)

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Golden Harvest (BM 2157-20) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 29.6, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Harvest
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Harvest 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 Harvest, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Acorn | 290D-6 | 31.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Hazelnut Coffee | 3001-3A | 34 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gingerbread | 1201-6 | 29 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Golden Harvest (LRV 29.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Harvest
Darker than Golden Harvest
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2157-20 |
| Hex | #CD8341 |
| RGB | 205, 131, 65 |
| HSL | 28°, 58%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.3, 22.6, 46.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Harvest (BM 2157-20), published as #CD8341
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Harvest (BM 2157-20)?
- Golden Harvest has an LRV of 29.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Harvest is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Harvest in another brand?
- Amber Wave (SW 6657) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Golden Harvest warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Harvest as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.5; 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.