Match Princeton Gold
Benjamin Moore Princeton Gold is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 39. 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.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (39 vs 36) makes Princeton Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Princeton Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Sand yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 53 vs 39, Honey Nut is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 320-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mustard Field reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Princeton Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (39 vs 33) makes Princeton Gold the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.