Bright Gold (BM 371)
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Bright Gold (BM 371) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.1, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bright Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bright 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 Bright 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 | Limón Fresco | SW 9030 | 50 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Cilantro Lime | P340-5A | 51.5 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Moss | 3007-3A | 51 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gone Giddy | 1216-7 | 56 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Bright Gold (LRV 47.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Bright Gold
Darker than Bright Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 371 |
| Hex | #CDBC47 |
| RGB | 205, 188, 71 |
| HSL | 52°, 57%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -7.6, 59.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bright Gold (BM 371), published as #CDBC47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bright Gold (BM 371)?
- Bright Gold has an LRV of 47.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bright Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bright Gold in another brand?
- Limón Fresco (SW 9030) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Bright Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bright Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 59.2; 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.