Governors Gold
Governors Gold is a versatile and reflective Yellow from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 1 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#EFD596
LRV
65.87
Governors Gold in Real Rooms
Governors Gold has a high LRV of 65.87 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a misc.
1 Misc Photo
Observe the use of Governors Gold on architectural "oddities"—slanted ceilings, built-in nooks, or under-stair closets. The color helps these strange angles feel like deliberate design features rather than construction afterthoughts.
Warm Governors Gold walls embrace this space with inviting sophistication.
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Coordinating Colors
Governors Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Governors Gold reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 29), opening up a space where Amsterdam encloses it.
Capitol White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Governors Gold encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 66), opening up a space where Governors Gold encloses it.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Governors Gold reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Riviera Azure encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes White Heaven the marginally brighter of the two.
Governors Gold reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
Governors Gold reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 11), opening up a space where New York State of Mind encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Governors Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Governors Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Montgomery White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Mannequin Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Cornsilk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Windham Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Harp Strings reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 66 vs 45, Governors Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Governors Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Governors Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Governors Gold reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 54), opening up a space where Showtime encloses it.
Governors Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.