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Glitzy Gold SW 6691
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Glitzy Gold sits at L* 69.2, a* 9.8, b* 63.9. Its hue angle is 81° and its chroma is 64.6, so it reads as an outright yellow 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 39.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.4, Glitzy Gold is lighter than 49% 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 Glitzy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Bounty | 294 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fields of Gold | 203 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Buttercup | 2154-30 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Glitzy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citronne | T16-09 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Plantain Chips | M290-6 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Midsummer Gold | P280-7 | 4.69 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Gold | SW 6698 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crispy Gold | SW 6699 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Trinket | SW 6685 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gambol Gold | SW 6690 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Brittlebush | SW 6684 | 4.91 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nugget | SW 6697 | 4.94 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · lighter, LRV 44.8
- Nugget SW 6697 · lighter, LRV 46.4
- Gambol Gold SW 6690 · lighter, LRV 47.8
- Curry SW 6671 · darker, LRV 34.5
- Crispy Gold SW 6699 · darker, LRV 34.6
- High Strung SW 6705 · darker, LRV 31.5
Colors that go with Glitzy Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Glitzy Gold:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Whirlpool SW 9135
- Lemon Chiffon SW 6686
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Outgoing Orange SW 6641 · analogous (−30°)
- Electric Lime SW 6921 · analogous (+30°)
- Calypso SW 6950 · triadic (120°)
- Drama Violet SW 6978 · triadic (240°)
Glitzy Gold vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 39.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 39.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 14.4) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 39.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.