Benjamin Moore Pan for Gold 181
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| Official page: | Pan for Gold 181 |
| Code: | 181 |
| Name: | Pan for Gold |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Pan for Gold?
Benjamin Moore Pan for Gold 181 is a clear, sun-warmed golden yellow with a softly muted orange cast. Its medium-light depth keeps the color cheerful without reading like a neon or overly sharp yellow. In bright daylight, Pan for Gold can look more luminous and honeyed, while lower or warmer artificial light brings out its deeper amber side. It suits a breakfast nook, sunny kitchen, or small accent wall, and can give painted cabinetry a lively vintage-inspired note. Pair it with creamy off-whites, natural oak, warm terracotta, or deep olive accents for a grounded contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Pan for Gold undertones?
Pan for Gold is a mid-light, clear golden beige. 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:
236, 179, 93
Is Benjamin Moore Pan for Gold cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
181 Pan for Gold HSL code: 36, 79%, 65%
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 Pan for 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 Pan for 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
181
Pan for Gold
Darker shades
181
Pan for Gold
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 Pan for Gold with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Jean and San Francisco Bay.
LRV of Pan for Gold
Pan for Gold has an LRV of 47.63% 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 47.63%, 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 | #ECB35D |
| RGB Decimal | 236, 179, 93 |
| RGB Percent | 92.55%, 70.20%, 36.47% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 60.59% Value: 92.55% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 79, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 24.15 Yellow: 60.59 Key: 7.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 186.239 I: 61.602 Q: -14.706 |
| XYZ | X: 52.691 Y: 50.867 Z: 17.396 |
| CIE Lab | L:76.598 a:11.61 b:51.128 |
| CIE Luv | L:76.598 u:44.816 v:58.908 |
| Decimal | 15512413 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.321, 7.06, 35.463 |
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