Benjamin Moore Hathaway Gold 194
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| Official page: | Hathaway Gold 194 |
| Code: | 194 |
| Name: | Hathaway Gold |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Hathaway Gold?
Benjamin Moore Hathaway Gold 194 is a warm, mid-tone golden tan with a softened ochre cast rather than a bright yellow finish. Its muted saturation gives it enough color for a dining room, entry, or sunlit kitchen without making the walls feel overly intense. In direct daylight, Hathaway Gold reads clearer and more honeyed, while lower or north-facing light can bring out its earthy brown-beige side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, or charcoal accents for contrast, and use natural oak, walnut, aged brass, or woven textures to reinforce its grounded warmth. This shade is especially effective on walls and built-in cabinetry where its golden depth can be seen across a larger surface.
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What are Benjamin Moore Hathaway Gold undertones?
Hathaway Gold is a mid-light, soft caramel tan. 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:
213, 175, 112
Is Benjamin Moore Hathaway Gold cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 37° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
194 Hathaway Gold HSL code: 37, 55%, 64%
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 Hathaway Gold
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 Hathaway Gold:
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 Hathaway Gold with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Benjamin Moore Alfresco and Blue Heather.
LRV of Hathaway Gold
Hathaway Gold has an LRV of 43.66% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 43.66%, 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 | #D5AF70 |
| RGB Decimal | 213, 175, 112 |
| RGB Percent | 83.53%, 68.63%, 43.92% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 47.42% Value: 83.53% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 55, 64) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.84 Yellow: 47.42 Key: 16.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 179.18 I: 42.889 Q: -11.567 |
| XYZ | X: 45.697 Y: 45.978 Z: 21.793 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.532 a:5.787 b:37.375 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.532 u:29.087 v:46.3 |
| Decimal | 14004080 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.807, 1.631, 28.41 |
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