Golden Bounty (BM 294)
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Golden Bounty (BM 294) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 39.5, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Bounty
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Bounty 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 Bounty, 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 | Kingdom Gold | SW 6698 | 41 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Golden Cricket | 370D-6 | 46.2 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Roman Ornament | 3009-3 | 42 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Glorious Gold | 1107-6 | 42 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Bounty (LRV 39.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Bounty
Darker than Golden Bounty
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 294 |
| Hex | #D0A647 |
| RGB | 208, 166, 71 |
| HSL | 42°, 59%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.3, 5.3, 53.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Bounty (BM 294), published as #D0A647
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Bounty (BM 294)?
- Golden Bounty has an LRV of 39.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Bounty is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Bounty in another brand?
- Roman Ornament (Valspar 3009-3) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Bounty warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Bounty as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 53.5; 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.