Golden Garden
221 · #DDCA9A · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Golden Garden58
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Golden Garden, Really?
Golden Garden reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 221 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Golden Garden
Golden Garden 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 Golden Garden
At LRV 58, Golden Garden 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 Garden 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 Benjamin Moore 221 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 | Pale MossSW 9027 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Riviera Sand320E-3 · Behr | 1.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll3008-8B · Valspar | 2.1 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HayloftPPG12-18 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HayloftPPG12-18 · Glidden | 2.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Urchin Shell220-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Golden Garden within Benjamin Moore'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 #DDCA9A in HSL space. Pair Golden Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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