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Gusto Gold SW 6904
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, Gusto Gold sits at L* 75.8, a* 17.7, b* 74.9. Its hue angle is 77° and its chroma is 76.9, 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 100%.
LRV 49.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.7, Gusto Gold is lighter than 62% 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 Gusto 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Blast | 2018-30 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Mardi Gras Gold | 2019-10 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Bumble Bee Yellow | 2020-10 | 1.79 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Gusto 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Side Up | P270-7 | 0.57 | Practically identical | |
| Sun Ray | S-G-340 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Desert Glow | S-G-350 | 1.79 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasturtium | SW 6899 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Goldenrod | SW 6677 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Goldfinch | SW 6905 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brittlebush | SW 6684 | 4.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Social Butterfly | SW 6898 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bee | SW 6683 | 5.83 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Goldfinch SW 6905 · lighter, LRV 54.8
- Social Butterfly SW 6898 · lighter, LRV 55.6
- Citrus SW 6906 · lighter, LRV 61.0
- Laughing Orange SW 6895 · darker, LRV 41.6
- Forceful Orange SW 6894 · darker, LRV 40.0
- Sunflower SW 6678 · darker, LRV 40.0
Colors that go with Gusto Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Gusto Gold:
- Site White SW 7070
- Online SW 7072
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Sunset SW 6626 · analogous (−30°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Sleepy Hollow SW 9145 · triadic (240°)
Gusto Gold vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.0) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 49.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 9.0) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 49.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 15.1) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 49.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.