Benjamin Moore Gold Leaf#E1C478 · LRV 55
Gold Leaf reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 201 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Gold Leaf |
| SKU | 201 |
| Hex | #E1C478 |
| RGB | 225, 196, 120 |
| HSL | 43°, 64%, 68% |
| LRV | 55 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
About Benjamin Moore Gold Leaf
At LRV 55, Gold Leaf 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.
Gold Leaf 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.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Backdrop
Behr
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Sherwin-Williams
Clare
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
closest in the Benjamin Moore deckThe nearest shades to Gold Leaf within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E1C478 in HSL space. Pair Gold Leaf with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.