Livingston Gold (BM HC-16)
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Livingston Gold (BM HC-16) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Livingston Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Livingston 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 Livingston 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 | Tangled Twine | SW 9538 | 27 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Garden Salt Green | S320-6 | 26.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Olive | 3008-7A | 26 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rattan | 1103-5 | 28 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Livingston Gold (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Livingston Gold
Darker than Livingston Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-16 |
| Hex | #A08B5F |
| RGB | 160, 139, 95 |
| HSL | 41°, 25%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.8, 1.5, 26.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Livingston Gold (BM HC-16), published as #A08B5F
#91825E
#AF955E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Livingston Gold (BM HC-16)?
- Livingston Gold has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Livingston Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Livingston Gold in another brand?
- Garden Salt Green (Behr S320-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Livingston Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Livingston Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.5; 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.