Golden Orchards (BM 329)
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Golden Orchards (BM 329) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.1, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Orchards
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Orchards 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 Orchards, 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 | Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Buzz-in | P300-6 | 70.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Yellow | 3007-1B | 69 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flirtatious | 1212-7 | 70 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Orchards (LRV 67.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Orchards
Darker than Golden Orchards
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 329 |
| Hex | #FFD851 |
| RGB | 255, 216, 81 |
| HSL | 47°, 100%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.5, -0.4, 68.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Orchards (BM 329), published as #FFD851
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Orchards (BM 329)?
- Golden Orchards has an LRV of 67.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Orchards is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Orchards in another brand?
- Buzz-in (Behr P300-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Orchards warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Orchards as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 68.8; 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.