Showtime
What Showtime Actually Looks Like
Showtime is a rich, honey-toned golden yellow. It reads warm and fully saturated, sitting in the middle of the value range, which means it holds its color without feeling washed out in bright light and without turning muddy in lower light. It is the kind of yellow that feels intentional rather than cautious.
Showtime Undertones
The hex and RGB values tell a clear story: red and green channels are both high, the blue channel is low. That combination produces a warm amber-gold undertone with no detectable coolness. You will not find green or green-gray surprises here the way you might with softer, more complex yellows. What you see in the chip is largely what you get on the wall.
Where Showtime Works Best
This color works in rooms where you want genuine warmth and energy. A dining room is a natural fit because the amber quality plays well with candlelight and warm artificial light, deepening the richness after dark. It can also anchor an accent wall in a living space or bring life to a kitchen with ample natural light. Avoid it in small, north-facing rooms with no warm light source, where the saturation can feel overwhelming rather than welcoming.
Where to put Showtime
Warm artificial light and candlelight deepen Showtime into a burnished gold at night, which makes the dining room its strongest application. The saturation holds up to dark wood furniture and creates an enveloping atmosphere without requiring any other strong color in the room.
In a kitchen with good southern or western light, Showtime feels energetic and bright during the day. Pair it with white cabinetry and natural wood or black hardware to keep the palette grounded. Avoid it in kitchens that rely heavily on cool LED lighting, which can flatten the warmth.
A gold-toned wall can make a home office feel less sterile than a gray or white, and the mid-range LRV means you are not losing too much reflected light. Keep the trim white and the furnishings simple so the color reads as a considered choice rather than visual noise.
What to Pair With Showtime
No coordinating colors are specified in our database for Showtime 293, so pair guidance here draws from general color principles. Crisp whites with no yellow undertone give it clean contrast. Deep navy or dark teal on trim or adjacent surfaces let the gold read as intentional rather than accidental. Warm browns and natural wood tones in furniture pick up the amber quality without competing.
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Colors that clash with Showtime
If an adjacent room or hallway is painted a cool or blue-gray, the transition into Showtime can feel jarring rather than curated. The warm and cool contrast is too sharp at a doorway.
Purple sits opposite yellow on the color wheel, and while that can work in theory, strong mauve or purple soft furnishings next to Showtime tend to vibrate uncomfortably rather than create pleasing contrast.
A trim white with a strong blue or gray undertone will make Showtime look more orange by comparison, pushing the color in a direction you may not have intended.
Common questions
Benjamin Moore Showtime carries the color code 293. Its precise LRV is 53.51, placing it solidly in the mid-range, which means it reflects a reasonable amount of light while still delivering full color presence. The hex and RGB values are available in the spec block on this page.
According to our database, Showtime 293 is listed for interior use only. If you need a similar warm gold for an exterior application, ask your Benjamin Moore retailer about exterior-rated equivalents in a comparable hue.
In warm incandescent or warm LED light it deepens toward a burnished amber. In bright daylight, particularly southern or western light, it reads as a clear, rich gold. In north-facing rooms or under cool fluorescent light, the warmth can look flatter and the color may lean slightly more orange than gold.
For most rooms, eggshell gives you washability with just enough sheen to let the color glow without showing every wall imperfection. In a dining room where you want depth and atmosphere, matte or flat works well because the lower sheen absorbs light and adds richness. Avoid high gloss on full walls, which would make the saturation feel aggressive at this intensity.