Golden Mist (BM 2158-40)
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Golden Mist (BM 2158-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.6, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Mist 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 Mist, 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 | Polvo de Oro | SW 9012 | 53 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Terra Sol | QE-20 | 51.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Spun Gold | 3001-5C | 54 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bold Butterscotch | 12-08 | 51 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Mist (LRV 51.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Mist
Darker than Golden Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2158-40 |
| Hex | #E8B981 |
| RGB | 232, 185, 129 |
| HSL | 33°, 69%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.1, 9.9, 34.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Mist (BM 2158-40), published as #E8B981
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Mist (BM 2158-40)?
- Golden Mist has an LRV of 51.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Mist in another brand?
- Polvo de Oro (SW 9012) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Mist as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.8; 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.