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Gold Coast SW 6376
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, Gold Coast sits at L* 61.0, a* 18.5, b* 50.1. Its hue angle is 70° and its chroma is 53.4, 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 98%.
LRV 29.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 29.4, Gold Coast is lighter than 37% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Gold Coast
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venetian Gold | 2158-20 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Dash of Curry | 2159-10 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Amber | 168 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Gold Coast
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back To School | M260-7 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Exotic Honey | S-H-290 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Golden Leaf | UL150-1 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tassel | SW 6369 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cut the Mustard | SW 6384 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marigold | SW 6664 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Monarch Gold | SW 2920 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Rule | SW 6383 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Butterscotch | SW 6377 | 4.18 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Different Gold SW 6396 · lighter, LRV 32.0
- Serape SW 6656 · lighter, LRV 33.6
- Tango SW 6649 · lighter, LRV 33.8
- Rhumba Orange SW 6642 · darker, LRV 26.5
- Monarch Gold SW 2920 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Cut the Mustard SW 6384 · darker, LRV 26.0
Colors that go with Gold Coast
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Gold Coast:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Exclusive Plum SW 6263
- Vanillin SW 6371
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dynamic Blue SW 6958 · complementary (180°)
- Rejuvenate SW 6620 · analogous (−30°)
- High Strung SW 6705 · analogous (+30°)
- Turquish SW 6939 · triadic (120°)
- Kismet SW 6830 · triadic (240°)
Gold Coast vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 4.1) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 29.4), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 29.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 10.6) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 29.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.