Golden Groves (BM 313)
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Golden Groves (BM 313) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62.6, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Groves
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Groves 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 Groves, 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 | Golden Plumeria | SW 9019 | 67 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mellow Yellow | 320B-6 | 67.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Duckling | 3001-2A | 68 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sol De Yucatan | 17-18 | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Groves (LRV 62.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Groves
Darker than Golden Groves
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 313 |
| Hex | #FACF70 |
| RGB | 250, 207, 112 |
| HSL | 41°, 93%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, 4.2, 52.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Groves (BM 313), published as #FACF70
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Groves (BM 313)?
- Golden Groves has an LRV of 62.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Groves is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Groves in another brand?
- Golden Plumeria (SW 9019) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Groves warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Groves as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 52.3; 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.