Golden Vista (BM 308)
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Golden Vista (BM 308) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.2, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Vista
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Vista 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 Vista, 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 | Sunflower | SW 6678 | 40 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Gilded Leaves | HDC-FL14-5 | 43.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Castle | 3004-3A | 42 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Brass Mesh | 1209-6 | 45 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Vista (LRV 40.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Vista
Darker than Golden Vista
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 308 |
| Hex | #E4A039 |
| RGB | 228, 160, 57 |
| HSL | 36°, 76%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.8, 16.3, 60.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Vista (BM 308), published as #E4A039
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#F3AA35
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Vista (BM 308)?
- Golden Vista has an LRV of 40.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Vista is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Vista in another brand?
- Golden Castle (Valspar 3004-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Golden Vista warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Vista as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 60.8; 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.