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Gold Rush 2166-10
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Gold Rush sits at L* 50.6, a* 28.8, b* 44.3. Its hue angle is 57° and its chroma is 52.9, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 98%.
LRV 18.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.8, Gold Rush is lighter than 19% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Gold Rush
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Pot | SW 7709 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gingery | SW 6363 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Truepenny | SW 6355 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Gold Rush
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caramelized Orange | 250D-7 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tiger Stripe | S-H-260 | 4.18 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Maple Glaze | PPU3-16 | 5.14 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caramel Latte | 2166-20 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burnt Caramel | 2167-10 | 4.83 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Masada | AF-220 | 5.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rust | 2175-30 | 5.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fall Harvest | 2168-10 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Byzantine | CSP-1075 | 5.87 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Byzantine CSP-1075 · lighter, LRV 21.3
- Tropical Orange 2170-20 · lighter, LRV 20.9
- Caramel Latte 2166-20 · lighter, LRV 20.8
- Pilgrimage Foliage 2175-20 · darker, LRV 16.6
- Aztec Brick 2175-10 · darker, LRV 15.0
Colors that go with Gold Rush
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pacific Palisades 762 · complementary (180°)
- Holly Berry 1321 · analogous (−30°)
- Golden Bark 2153-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Rolling Hill Green 2047-30 · triadic (120°)
- Waterdrop CC-902 · triadic (240°)
Gold Rush vs popular colors
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 18.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 9.0) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 18.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 12.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.