Oxford Gold
315 · #FFBD46 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Oxford Gold58
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Oxford Gold, Really?
Oxford Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 315 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Oxford Gold
Oxford 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 Oxford Gold
At LRV 58, Oxford Gold 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 Oxford 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 315 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 | Social ButterflySW 6898 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Twenty Carat310B-6 · Behr | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Chickadee3002-1B · Valspar | 2.0 | 60.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · Glidden | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Raw Honey114-7DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Oxford 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 #FFBD46 in HSL space. Pair Oxford Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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