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Benjamin Moore Golden Garden#DDCA9A · LRV 58

Golden Garden reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 221 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE GOLDEN GARDEN
RGB 221, 202, 154 LRV 58

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Golden Garden
SKU 221
Hex #DDCA9A
RGB 221, 202, 154
HSL 43°, 50%, 74%
LRV 58
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Benjamin Moore 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.

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.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Frozen Fruit
SKU 0869 · #E1CA99 · LRV 61
ΔE 1.35 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.68
All yellow at Behr →
S310-3
#DCCA98
Natural Twine
ΔE 0.68 · LRV 60
320E-3
#DECA9E
Riviera Sand
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 60
PPU8-11
#DCCC9F
Mojito
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 61
S300-3
#E0C89B
Almond Cookie
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 60
PPU7-19
#E0C9A2
Crepe
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 60

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9027
#DCC797
Pale Moss
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 58
SW 6407
#DDCDA6
Ancestral Gold
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 62
SW 7698
#DBC8A2
Straw Harvest
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 59
SW 7691
#E3C9A1
Biltmore Buff
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 61
SW 2834
#E4C495
Birdseye Maple
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.74
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 59
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 56
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 62
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 57
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 8.62 · LRV 56

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All yellow at Valspar →
3008-8B
#DCCAA2
Ancient Scroll
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 60.2
3007-8B
#DFC69C
Baked Scone
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 58.4
P019
#D9CC93
Artichoke Mist
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 60.1
V093-2
#E0C59B
Golden Retriever
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 58.3
V091-2
#E1C49B
Painted Ash
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 57.7

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
12-18
#E0C796
Hayloft
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 59
12-31
#DFCCA6
Neutral Beige
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 62
12-11
#E5CA9E
Antique Cream
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 61
15-07
#E5CAA2
York Ivory
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 62
1089-4
#E2C59C
Faint Fawn
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.21
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6185
#DACBA7
Light Aspiration
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 60
DE6178
#E1CEAD
Boutique Beige
ΔE 4.47 · LRV 63
DE6150
#E3CBA8
Gourmet Honey
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 62
DE5499
#DBD4AB
Dull Sage
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 65
DEC738
#DFC6AA
Travertine
ΔE 7.36 · LRV 59

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.3
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 68
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 62
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 8.95 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 9.7 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.47
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 8.34 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 11.35 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 14.49 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.43
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 8.25 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.55 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.91 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.63 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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.

HC-31
Waterbury Cream
LRV 58
255
Heirloom Gold
LRV null
HC-18
Adams Gold
LRV null
AF-365
Amulet
LRV null
CW-415
Wythe Tan
LRV 61
263
Spring Morning
LRV null

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DDCA9A + #9AADDD
TRIADIC
#DDCA9A · #9ADDCA · #CA9ADD
ANALOGOUS
#DDA89A · #DDCA9A · #CFDD9A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.62:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.99:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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