Splendor Gold
P250-6 · #FFB14E · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Splendor Gold53
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Splendor Gold, Really?
Splendor Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P250-6 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Splendor Gold
Splendor 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 Splendor Gold
At LRV 53, Splendor 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 Splendor 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 P250-6 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 | Social ButterflySW 6898 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunflower Fields174 · Benjamin Moore | 3.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Orange MarmaladeV013-2 · Valspar | 1.7 | 52.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mango MargaritaPPG1204-7 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Egyptian Sun04YY 51/583 · Glidden | 1.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Raw Honey114-7DB · Dutch Boy | 4.1 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Splendor 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 #FFB14E in HSL space. Pair Splendor Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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