Benjamin Moore Golden Light 143
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- Golden Light for bedroom (1 photo)
- Golden Light for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Golden Light for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 143 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Golden Light reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Golden Light undertones?
- Is Golden Light 143 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Golden Light
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Golden Light 143
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Golden Light 143 |
| Code: | 143 |
| Name: | Golden Light |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Golden Light?
Benjamin Moore Golden Light 143 is a pale, sun-warmed yellow with a soft peachy cast that keeps it from reading like a sharp primary yellow. Its high lightness makes it feel airy on broad walls, while the creamy warmth gives rooms a gently illuminated look. In bright daylight, Golden Light can appear clearer and more buttery; under warm bulbs, its apricot undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, hallways, and children’s spaces where a light, cheerful wall color is wanted without heavy saturation. Pair it with crisp white trim, light oak, woven natural fibers, or muted blue-gray accents for contrast.
Golden Light for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing yellow shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Golden Light for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this yellow shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 143 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light yellow real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 143 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Golden Light reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Golden Light undertones?
Golden Light is a light, soft warm cream. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
253, 220, 168
Is Benjamin Moore Golden Light cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 37° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
143 Golden Light HSL code: 37, 96%, 83%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Golden Light
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Golden Light:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Golden Light with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Benjamin Moore St. Lucia Skies and Little Boy Blue.
LRV of Golden Light
Golden Light has an LRV of 70.81% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 70.81%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FDDCA8 |
| RGB Decimal | 253, 220, 168 |
| RGB Percent | 99.22%, 86.27%, 65.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 33.6% Value: 99.22% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 96, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.04 Yellow: 33.6 Key: 0.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 223.939 I: 36.375 Q: -9.202 |
| XYZ | X: 73.17 Y: 74.899 Z: 47.638 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.346 a:4.172 b:29.799 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.346 u:23.982 v:40.512 |
| Decimal | 16637096 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.544, -0.538, 27.945 |
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