Damask Gold vs Damask Yellow paint color comparison

Damask Gold vs Damask Yellow

Damask Gold and Damask Yellow come from the same Benjamin Moore collection. Hue-wise, Damask Gold belongs to the beige family and Damask Yellow to the beige-yellow family. The 12-point LRV gap — 61 for Damask Yellow vs 48 for Damask Gold — means Damask Yellow will open up a space more effectively. Where Damask Gold leans red, Damask Yellow reads yellow and red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 14.6 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Damask Gold
Benjamin Moore · CW-405
Hex#DDB558
LRV48.1
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberCW-405
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Damask Yellow
Benjamin Moore · CW-400
Hex#E8CD83
LRV60.6
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberCW-400
UndertoneYellow and Red
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Damask Gold vs Damask Yellow Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Damask Gold on one side and Damask Yellow on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Damask Gold comparisons

See how Damask Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Damask Gold
White Dove
Damask Gold
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Ammonite
Damask Gold
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Damask Gold encloses it.

Damask Gold
Iron Ore
Damask Gold
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 6, Damask Gold is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Purbeck Stone
Damask Gold
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Damask Gold
Evergreen Fog
Damask Gold
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Damask Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Damask Gold
Mizzle
Damask Gold
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Damask Gold
Agreeable Gray
Damask Gold
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Damask Gold encloses it.

Damask Gold
Accessible Beige
Damask Gold
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.

Damask Gold
Denim Drift
Damask Gold
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 27, Damask Gold is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
French Gray
Damask Gold
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Damask Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Damask Gold
Naval
Damask Gold
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Damask Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Damask Gold
Tranquil Dawn
Damask Gold
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.

Damask Gold
Bancha
Damask Gold
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 48 vs 13, Damask Gold is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Hardwick White
Damask Gold
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Damask Gold the marginally brighter of the two.

Damask Gold
Pure White
Damask Gold
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Damask Gold encloses it.

Damask Gold
Artichoke
Damask Gold
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Damask Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Damask Gold
Balboa Mist
Damask Gold
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Shoji White
Damask Gold
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Snowbound
Damask Gold
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Pewter Green
Damask Gold
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 12, Damask Gold is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Skimming Stone
Damask Gold
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Dix Blue
Damask Gold
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Damask Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Damask Gold
Calamine
Damask Gold
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Damask Gold encloses it.

Damask Gold
Treron
Damask Gold
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Damask Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Damask Gold
Vintage Vogue
Damask Gold
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 12, Damask Gold is decisively the brighter choice.

Damask Gold
Saybrook Sage
Damask Gold
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Damask Gold
Pale Green
Damask Gold
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Damask Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Damask Gold
Pine Needle
Damask Gold
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Damask Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Damask Gold
Cement grey
Damask Gold
Cement grey
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Damask Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Damask Gold
Guilford Green
Damask Gold
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Damask Gold
CW-405 · LRV 48

Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.