Match Golden Nugget
Benjamin Moore Golden Nugget is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 50. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Goldfinch the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Traffic yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Golden Nugget the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 12-point LRV gap (62 vs 50) makes Sunflower Symphony 4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Golden Nugget reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Yolk the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Fall Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Mister David the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Babouche reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 33.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 50 vs 20, Golden Nugget is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 48.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Golden Nugget reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 52.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 50 vs 37, Golden Nugget is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 53.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.