Golden Pastel
M250-2 · #F4D9B9 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Golden Pastel72
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Golden Pastel, Really?
Golden Pastel reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M250-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Golden Pastel
Golden Pastel 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Golden Pastel
At LRV 72, Golden Pastel 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 Golden Pastel 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 M250-2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cachet CreamSW 6365 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Stone094 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Simple Pleasures3003-6C · Valspar | 0.7 | 72.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BisquePPG1197-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | BisquePPG1197-3 · Glidden | 3.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Beach House Beige318-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.1 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Golden Pastel 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 #F4D9B9 in HSL space. Pair Golden Pastel with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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