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Crispy Gold SW 6699
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Crispy Gold sits at L* 65.3, a* 6.5, b* 57.0. Its hue angle is 84° and its chroma is 57.3, 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 95%.
LRV 34.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 34.6, Crispy Gold is lighter than 44% 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 Crispy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields of Gold | 203 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Goldsmith | CSP-960 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antique Bronze | 217 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Crispy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure | S-H-360 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Citronne | T16-09 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brown Mustard | 360D-7 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Gold | SW 6698 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glitzy Gold | SW 6691 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alchemy | SW 6395 | 4.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Different Gold | SW 6396 | 5.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Trinket | SW 6685 | 5.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Auric | SW 6692 | 5.58 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Alchemy SW 6395 · lighter, LRV 37.5
- Gold Crest SW 6670 · lighter, LRV 38.8
- Glitzy Gold SW 6691 · lighter, LRV 39.4
- High Strung SW 6705 · darker, LRV 31.5
- Auric SW 6692 · darker, LRV 29.7
- Gold Coast SW 6376 · darker, LRV 29.4
Colors that go with Crispy Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Crispy Gold:
- Casa Blanca SW 7571
- Downing Earth SW 2820
- Lily SW 6693
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dynamic Blue SW 6958 · complementary (180°)
- Tango SW 6649 · analogous (−30°)
- Overt Green SW 6718 · analogous (+30°)
- Calypso SW 6950 · triadic (120°)
- Drama Violet SW 6978 · triadic (240°)
Crispy Gold vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.7) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 34.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 34.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 13.0) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 34.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.