Golden Delicious (BM 390)
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Golden Delicious (BM 390) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.3, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Delicious
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Golden Delicious 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 Delicious, 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 | Chartreuse | SW 0073 | 64 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Spring Grass | P350-4 | 58.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Crushed Cumin | 6008-6A | 55 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Serene Scene | 1110-3 | 57 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Golden Delicious (LRV 56.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Delicious
Darker than Golden Delicious
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 390 |
| Hex | #D9CD7A |
| RGB | 217, 205, 122 |
| HSL | 52°, 56%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, -7.3, 42.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Delicious (BM 390), published as #D9CD7A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Delicious (BM 390)?
- Golden Delicious has an LRV of 56.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Delicious is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Delicious in another brand?
- Spring Grass (Behr P350-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Golden Delicious warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Golden Delicious as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.7; 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.