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Goldenrod SW 6677
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, Goldenrod sits at L* 76.1, a* 14.9, b* 61.1. Its hue angle is 76° and its chroma is 62.9, 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 97%.
LRV 50.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 50.1, Goldenrod is lighter than 62% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Goldenrod
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower Fields | 174 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Yellow Marigold | 2155-30 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pan for Gold | 181 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Goldenrod
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldenrod Field | PMD-20 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Optimist Gold | BIC-43 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glorious Gold | 300B-6 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittlebush | SW 6684 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Nasturtium | SW 6899 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Social Butterfly | SW 6898 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gusto Gold | SW 6904 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bee | SW 6683 | 3.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yarrow | SW 6669 | 3.91 | 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.
- Bee SW 6683 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Social Butterfly SW 6898 · lighter, LRV 55.6
- Butterfield SW 6676 · lighter, LRV 57.2
- Nugget SW 6697 · darker, LRV 46.4
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · darker, LRV 44.8
- Kingdom Gold SW 6698 · darker, LRV 40.7
Colors that go with Goldenrod
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Goldenrod:
- Banana Cream SW 6673
- Burnished Brandy SW 7523
- Morning Sun SW 6672
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · analogous (−30°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Sleepy Hollow SW 9145 · triadic (240°)
Goldenrod vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 4.8) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 50.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.3) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 50.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 12.5) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 50.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.