Harmonious Gold
M300-3 · #EACFA3 · LRV 65 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Tuscan Sun60
- 3Harmonious Gold65
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Harmonious Gold, Really?
Harmonious Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M300-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Harmonious Gold
Harmonious 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Harmonious Gold
At LRV 65, Harmonious 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 Harmonious 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 M300-3 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 | Peace YellowSW 2857 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Harvest Time186 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shifting SandsT529 · Valspar | 0.4 | 65.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spice Is NicePPG1090-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spice Is NicePPG1090-2 · Glidden | 0.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Just a Dash220-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Harmonious 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 #EACFA3 in HSL space. Pair Harmonious Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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