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Mossy Gold SW 6139
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, Mossy Gold sits at L* 45.1, a* 4.5, b* 23.9. Its hue angle is 79° and its chroma is 24.3, 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 82%.
LRV 14.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.5, Mossy Gold is lighter than 18% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Mossy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountains | 1043 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Weathered Oak | 1050 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aged Bronze | 231 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mossy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fig | 320F-7 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Bazaar | UL180-26 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Arts And Crafts | PPU4-19 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Beam | SW 9540 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eminent Bronze | SW 6412 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Brass | SW 2843 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Steady Brown | SW 6110 | 4.68 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Olde World Gold | SW 7700 | 4.88 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Twig Basket SW 9529 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Steady Brown SW 6110 · lighter, LRV 16.5
- Olde World Gold SW 7700 · lighter, LRV 16.9
- Jute Brown SW 6096 · darker, LRV 12.9
- Timber Beam SW 9540 · darker, LRV 12.8
- Caraïbe SW 9090 · darker, LRV 12.8
Colors that go with Mossy Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Mossy Gold:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Jasper Stone SW 9133
- Muslin SW 6133
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Revel Blue SW 6530 · complementary (180°)
- Tanbark SW 6061 · analogous (−30°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · analogous (+30°)
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · triadic (120°)
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · triadic (240°)
Mossy Gold vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 13.3) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 15.2) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 15.7) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.