Coral Gold
250B-4 · #FFAF87 · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Coral Gold54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Coral Gold, Really?
Coral Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 250B-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coral Gold
Coral Gold is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Coral Gold
At LRV 54, Coral Gold is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Coral Gold are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 250B-4 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Intense Peach081 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sassy Peach2003-2A · Valspar | 2.6 | 55.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Christmas Cactus Coral58YR 53/342 · Glidden | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tint of Melon108-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | DreamsicleDE5158 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Chickadee1031 · Diamond Vogel | 2.3 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Coral Gold within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFAF87 in HSL space. Pair Coral Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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