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Kingdom Gold SW 6698
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Kingdom Gold sits at L* 69.7, a* 5.9, b* 60.2. Its hue angle is 84° and its chroma is 60.5, 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 97%.
LRV 40.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.7, Kingdom Gold is lighter than 51% 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 Kingdom 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 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| French Quarter Gold | 287 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fields of Gold | 203 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Kingdom 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 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Plantain Chips | M290-6 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Golden Cricket | 370D-6 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glitzy Gold | SW 6691 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nugget | SW 6697 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crispy Gold | SW 6699 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gambol Gold | SW 6690 | 3.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alchemy | SW 6395 | 5.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Citronella | SW 6915 | 5.43 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Hep Green SW 6704 · lighter, LRV 43.6
- Nugget SW 6697 · lighter, LRV 46.4
- Gambol Gold SW 6690 · lighter, LRV 47.8
- Trinket SW 6685 · darker, LRV 37.0
- Curry SW 6671 · darker, LRV 34.5
- Crispy Gold SW 6699 · darker, LRV 34.6
Colors that go with Kingdom Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Kingdom Gold:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Software SW 7074
- Lily SW 6693
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Regale Blue SW 6801 · complementary (180°)
- Outgoing Orange SW 6641 · analogous (−30°)
- Electric Lime SW 6921 · analogous (+30°)
- Calypso SW 6950 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Kingdom Gold vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 40.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 11.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 12.9) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 40.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.