Luxurious Gold
286 · #D6BD68 · LRV 52 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Luxurious Gold52
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Luxurious Gold, Really?
Luxurious Gold reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 286 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Luxurious Gold
Luxurious 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Luxurious Gold
At LRV 52, Luxurious Gold is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Luxurious 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 Benjamin Moore 286 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 | Limón FrescoSW 9030 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dandelion WishMQ4-12 · Behr | 4.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tookie BirdP018 · Valspar | 2.7 | 53.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Citrus YellowPPG1109-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dusty Gold40YY 49/408 · Glidden | 1.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Citrus Zest120-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 48 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Luxurious Gold 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 #D6BD68 in HSL space. Pair Luxurious Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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