Grecian Gold (BM 224)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Grecian Gold (BM 224) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 22.7, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grecian Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Grecian Gold 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 Grecian Gold, 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 | Grandiose | SW 6404 | 23 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Wishing Troll | T11-17 | 23.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Olive | 3008-7A | 26 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Graceful Gazelle | 1105-7 | 27 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Grecian Gold (LRV 22.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Grecian Gold
Darker than Grecian Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 224 |
| Hex | #9E8249 |
| RGB | 158, 130, 73 |
| HSL | 40°, 37%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.8, 3.4, 34.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grecian Gold (BM 224), published as #9E8249
#907949
#AD8B47
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grecian Gold (BM 224)?
- Grecian Gold has an LRV of 22.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grecian Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Grecian Gold in another brand?
- Grandiose (SW 6404) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Grecian Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Grecian Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.6; 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.