Golden Honey (BM 297)
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Golden Honey (BM 297) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.8, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Honey
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Honey 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 Honey, 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 | Solé | SW 6896 | 74 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Polka Dot Skirt | P280-3 | 77.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Tickle | 3002-2B | 79 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Bee | 1205-4 | 76 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Honey (LRV 72.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Honey
Darker than Golden Honey
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 297 |
| Hex | #FAE1A0 |
| RGB | 250, 225, 160 |
| HSL | 43°, 90%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, -0.5, 35.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Honey (BM 297), published as #FAE1A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Honey (BM 297)?
- Golden Honey has an LRV of 72.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Honey is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Honey in another brand?
- Polka Dot Skirt (Behr P280-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Honey warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.0; 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.