Delightful Golden (BM 2158-30)
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Delightful Golden (BM 2158-30) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 35.2, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delightful Golden
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Delightful Golden 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 Delightful Golden, 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 | Golden Rule | SW 6383 | 34 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Saffron Strands | PPU6-02 | 37.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Poseidon's Gold | 3004-5A | 36 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Allspice | 1207-6 | 36 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Delightful Golden (LRV 35.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Delightful Golden
Darker than Delightful Golden
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2158-30 |
| Hex | #D19750 |
| RGB | 209, 151, 80 |
| HSL | 33°, 58%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.7, 14.4, 45.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delightful Golden (BM 2158-30), published as #D19750
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delightful Golden (BM 2158-30)?
- Delightful Golden has an LRV of 35.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delightful Golden is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Delightful Golden in another brand?
- Saffron Strands (Behr PPU6-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Delightful Golden warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Delightful Golden as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.3; 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.