Golden Lab
178 · #F1DBAA · LRV 69 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Golden Lab69
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Golden Lab, Really?
Golden Lab reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 178 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Golden Lab
Golden Lab 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 Lab
At LRV 69, Golden Lab 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 Lab 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 178 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 | Banana CreamSW 6673 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Caribbean SunriseUL180-19 · Behr | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Banana SplitV053-1 · Valspar | 1.5 | 74.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | UpbeatPPG1106-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fairest Of Gold40YY 71/258 · Glidden | 0.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Awakened113-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Golden Lab 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 #F1DBAA in HSL space. Pair Golden Lab with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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