Buena Vista Gold
Buena Vista Gold is a Yellow paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#D6BB74LRV
48.95
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 49, Swiss Coffee is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 9, Buena Vista Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 35, Buena Vista Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Classic Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Gold Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Iced Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 75 vs 49, Nosegay is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (49 vs 40) makes Buena Vista Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 49, Violet Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 61 vs 49, From the Archives is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Waterbury Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Buena Vista Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (49 vs 40) makes Buena Vista Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Buena Vista Gold reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 35), opening up a space where Fields of Gold encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Gently faded, this deep yellow hue imbues a room with a relaxed sense of luxury.