Golden Retriever (BM 2165-30)
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Golden Retriever (BM 2165-30) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 29.4, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Retriever
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Retriever 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 Retriever, 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 | Bosc Pear | SW 6390 | 32 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Lion Mane | 320D-6 | 30.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Garden Ochre | 3005-5A | 28 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Allegro | 1090-6 | 28 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Retriever (LRV 29.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Retriever
Darker than Golden Retriever
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2165-30 |
| Hex | #BA8B52 |
| RGB | 186, 139, 82 |
| HSL | 33°, 43%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.2, 11.3, 37.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Retriever (BM 2165-30), published as #BA8B52
#AC8251
#C99550
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Retriever (BM 2165-30)?
- Golden Retriever has an LRV of 29.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Retriever is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Retriever in another brand?
- Garden Ochre (Valspar 3005-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Golden Retriever warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Retriever as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.2; 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.