Luxurious Gold (BM 286)
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Luxurious Gold (BM 286) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.4, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Luxurious Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Luxurious 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 Luxurious 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 | Limón Fresco | SW 9030 | 50 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | California Dreaming | 380D-5 | 56.5 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Greek Tapenade | 6008-6B | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Citrus Yellow | 1109-4 | 54 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Luxurious Gold (LRV 49.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Luxurious Gold
Darker than Luxurious Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 286 |
| Hex | #D6BD68 |
| RGB | 214, 189, 104 |
| HSL | 46°, 57%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.1, -1.9, 45.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Luxurious Gold (BM 286), published as #D6BD68
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Luxurious Gold (BM 286)?
- Luxurious Gold has an LRV of 49.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Luxurious Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Luxurious Gold in another brand?
- Citrus Yellow (PPG 1109-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Luxurious Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Luxurious Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.8; 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.