Golden Meadow (BM 2165-20)
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Golden Meadow (BM 2165-20) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23.3, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Meadow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Meadow 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 Meadow, 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 | Butterscotch | SW 6377 | 25 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Medieval Gold | 300D-6 | 24.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Garden Ochre | 3005-5A | 28 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brown Basket | 16-15 | 23 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Meadow (LRV 23.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Meadow
Darker than Golden Meadow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2165-20 |
| Hex | #AE7E46 |
| RGB | 174, 126, 70 |
| HSL | 32°, 43%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.5, 12.4, 37.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Meadow (BM 2165-20), published as #AE7E46
#A07546
#BD8744
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Meadow (BM 2165-20)?
- Golden Meadow has an LRV of 23.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Meadow is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Meadow in another brand?
- Medieval Gold (Behr 300D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Meadow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Meadow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.4; 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.