Oxford Gold (BM 315)
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Oxford Gold (BM 315) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.2, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oxford Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Oxford 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 Oxford 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 | Butterfield | SW 6676 | 57 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Twenty Carat | 310B-6 | 58.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dandelion Wish | 3001-1B | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fall Gold | 1205-7 | 57 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Oxford Gold (LRV 55.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Oxford Gold
Darker than Oxford Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 315 |
| Hex | #FFBD46 |
| RGB | 255, 189, 70 |
| HSL | 39°, 100%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.8, 13.0, 66.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oxford Gold (BM 315), published as #FFBD46
#F0B347
#FFC742
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oxford Gold (BM 315)?
- Oxford Gold has an LRV of 55.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oxford Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Oxford Gold in another brand?
- Twenty Carat (Behr 310B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oxford Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Oxford Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 66.4; 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.