# Behr Solid Gold

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/behr-solid-gold](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-solid-gold)

Behr Solid Gold M280-6 is a medium golden tan with a clear warm cast and enough depth to read as a grounded color rather than a pale neutral. Its muted, earthy quality keeps the gold note from feeling bright or metallic, giving walls a sun-baked, ochre-like presence. In bright daylight, this shade can appear lighter and more golden, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its richer brown-gold side. Use it in a dining room, entry, or den where a fuller wall color feels appropriate, or reserve it for an accent wall or painted built-in. Solid Gold pairs naturally with creamy off-whites, deep charcoal, olive greens, black metal, walnut, and aged brass.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Behr
- **Color name:** Solid Gold
- **Color code:** M280-6
- **HEX:** #c99b5f
- **RGB:** 201, 155, 95
- **LRV:** 36.23%
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Yellow
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 34° Saturation: 52.74% Value: 78.82%
- **HSL:** hsl(34, 50, 58)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.89 Yellow: 52.74 Key: 21.18
- **YIQ:** Y: 161.914 I: 46.692 Q: -8.941
- **XYZ:** X: 37.876 Y: 36.689 Z: 15.91
- **CIE Lab:** L:67.043 a:9.997 b:37.836
- **CIE Luv:** L:67.043 u:35.207 v:44.358
- **Decimal:** 13212511
- **Hunter Lab:** 60.571, 5.618, 26.826

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Valspar US Sunbaked Straw](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-sunbaked-straw)
- [Sherwin Williams Butternut](https://plan-home.com/color/butternut-sw-6389)
- [Valspar US Gobi Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-gobi-gold)
- [Valspar US Lewis Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-lewis-gold)
- [Behr Glazed Pears](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-glazed-pears)
- [Behr Summer In The City](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-summer-in-the-city)
- [Benjamin Moore Massicot](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-massicot-cw-380)
- [Valspar US Wild Mustard Seed](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-wild-mustard-seed)
- [Benjamin Moore Coffeehouse Ochre](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-coffeehouse-ochre-cw-385)
- [Valspar US Western Wear](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-western-wear)
- [Valspar US Rhino Tusk](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-rhino-tusk)
- [Valspar US Buckskin Pony](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-buckskin-pony)
- [Behr Amber Autumn](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-amber-autumn)
- [Sherwin Williams Mannered Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/mannered-gold-sw-6130)
- [Benjamin Moore Morgan Hill Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-morgan-hill-gold-189)
- [Benjamin Moore Maple Sugar](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-maple-sugar-2160-30)
- [Behr Burnt Pumpkin](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-burnt-pumpkin)
- [Benjamin Moore Sandy Valley](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-sandy-valley-1112)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Behr Dusty Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-dusty-gold)
- [Behr Renoir Bisque](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-renoir-bisque)
- [Behr Butter Nut](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-butter-nut)
- [Behr Sand Motif](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-sand-motif)
- [Behr Autumn Air](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-autumn-air)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Behr Back To School](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-back-to-school)
- [Behr Glazed Pears](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-glazed-pears)
- [Behr Curry Powder](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-curry-powder)
- [Behr Wild Ginger](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-wild-ginger)
- [Behr Invitation Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-invitation-gold)

## Complementary colors
- [Behr Icicles](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-icicles)
- [Behr Shaved Ice](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-shaved-ice)
- [Behr Adirondack Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-adirondack-blue)
- [Behr Nypd](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-nypd)
- [Behr Hypnotic](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-hypnotic)
- [Behr Midnight Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-midnight-blue)
- [Behr Paparazzi Flash](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-paparazzi-flash)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.