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Saucy Gold SW 6370
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, Saucy Gold sits at L* 54.8, a* 20.7, b* 41.4. Its hue angle is 63° and its chroma is 46.3, 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 94%.
LRV 22.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.8, Saucy Gold is lighter than 30% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Saucy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byzantine | CSP-1075 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| English Ochre | CW-290 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Teak | ES-30 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Saucy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Spice | S-H-280 | 0.54 | Practically identical | |
| Crispy Gingersnap | 290D-7 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fall Leaves | 270D-7 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigereye | SW 6362 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Copper Pot | SW 7709 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gingery | SW 6363 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Butterscotch | SW 6377 | 4.30 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Truepenny | SW 6355 | 5.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rhumba Orange | SW 6642 | 5.21 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Butterscotch SW 6377 · lighter, LRV 24.9
- Cut the Mustard SW 6384 · lighter, LRV 26.0
- Monarch Gold SW 2920 · lighter, LRV 0.0
- Truepenny SW 6355 · darker, LRV 20.9
- Gingery SW 6363 · darker, LRV 20.3
- Reynard SW 6348 · darker, LRV 20.2
Colors that go with Saucy Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Saucy Gold:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Foothills SW 7514
- Eggwhite SW 6364
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dynamic Blue SW 6958 · complementary (180°)
- Quite Coral SW 6614 · analogous (−30°)
- Offbeat Green SW 6706 · analogous (+30°)
- Nifty Turquoise SW 6941 · triadic (120°)
- Venture Violet SW 6970 · triadic (240°)
Saucy Gold vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 3.2) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 22.8), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 6.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 12.0) is lighter (LRV 28.6 vs 22.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.