Benjamin Moore Soft Marigold#E5C580 · LRV 60
Soft Marigold reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 160 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Soft Marigold |
| SKU | 160 |
| Hex | #E5C580 |
| RGB | 229, 197, 128 |
| HSL | 41°, 66%, 70% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Backdrop
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Sherwin-Williams
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E5C580 in HSL space. Pair Soft Marigold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.