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Harvest Gold SW 2858
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Harvest Gold sits at L* 70.1, a* 14.9, b* 36.3. Its hue angle is 68° and its chroma is 39.2, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 88%.
LRV 41.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 41.0, Harvest Gold is lighter than 52% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Harvest Gold
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon | 118 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Soft Pumpkin | 2166-40 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Starfish | 110 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Harvest Gold
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Caramel | PPH-17 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Caramelo Dulce | PPH-17 (HISP) | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Golden Aura | MQ4-8 | 1.64 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakelite Gold | SW 6368 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Folksy Gold | SW 6360 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honeycomb | SW 6375 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adventure Orange | SW 6655 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Bleached Ochre | SW 9011 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Viva Gold | SW 6367 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Golden Fleece SW 6388 · lighter, LRV 45.6
- Anjou Pear SW 6381 · lighter, LRV 45.8
- Golden Gate SW 7679 · lighter, LRV 46.2
- Folksy Gold SW 6360 · darker, LRV 38.0
- Bakelite Gold SW 6368 · darker, LRV 38.1
- Alchemy SW 6395 · darker, LRV 37.5
Colors that go with Harvest Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Harvest Gold:
- Rookwood Sash Green SW 2810
- Rookwood Jade SW 2812
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Ravishing Coral SW 6612 · analogous (−30°)
- Sassy Green SW 6416 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Berry Frappé SW 9068 · triadic (240°)
Harvest Gold vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 5.5) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 41.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 5.5) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 41.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 5.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.