Golden Hills (BM 262)
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Golden Hills (BM 262) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.8, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Hills
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Hills 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 Hills, 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 | Rice Paddy | SW 6414 | 66 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Champagne Cocktail | M310-3 | 68 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll | 3008-8B | 62 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Star Bright | 1109-2 | 72 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Hills (LRV 63.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Hills
Darker than Golden Hills
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 262 |
| Hex | #E1D5AA |
| RGB | 225, 213, 170 |
| HSL | 47°, 48%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.3, -2.6, 22.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Hills (BM 262), published as #E1D5AA
#D1CBA9
#F2DFA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Hills (BM 262)?
- Golden Hills has an LRV of 63.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Hills is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Hills in another brand?
- Champagne Cocktail (Behr M310-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Hills warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Hills as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.8; 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.