Benjamin Moore Golden Honey 297
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| Official page: | Golden Honey 297 |
| Code: | 297 |
| Name: | Golden Honey |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Golden Honey?
Benjamin Moore Golden Honey 297 is a light, sun-warmed yellow with a creamy cast and soft golden undertones. Its high brightness keeps the color airy rather than heavy, making it especially appealing on walls in breakfast rooms, kitchens, and hallways that need more visible warmth. In direct daylight, Golden Honey can read as a clear, buttery pale yellow, while evening light draws out its richer honeyed depth. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven grasses, and muted terracotta for a grounded palette, or use charcoal and deep olive accents to give it more contrast. This shade is best suited to broad wall areas or a cheerful ceiling rather than small, high-contrast details.
LRV of Golden Honey
Golden Honey has an LRV of 72.82% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 72.82%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FAE1A0 |
| RGB Decimal | 250, 225, 160 |
| RGB Percent | 98.04%, 88.24%, 62.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 36.0% Value: 98.04% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 90, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.0 Yellow: 36.0 Key: 1.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 225.065 I: 35.785 Q: -14.94 |
| XYZ | X: 72.696 Y: 76.715 Z: 44.226 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.19 a:-0.461 b:34.97 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.19 u:19.446 v:47.833 |
| Decimal | 16441760 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.587, -5.126, 31.373 |
