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Goldfinch SW 6905
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, Goldfinch sits at L* 78.9, a* 13.7, b* 81.3. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 82.4, 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 100%.
LRV 54.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.8, Goldfinch is lighter than 67% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Goldfinch
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 Nugget | 2019-20 | 0.48 | Practically identical | |
| Lemon Shine | 2020-20 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Yellow Flash | 2021-10 | 1.85 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Goldfinch
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Lemon | P290-7 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Macaw | 320B-7 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Saffron Thread | 310B-7 | 1.78 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusto Gold | SW 6904 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Citrus | SW 6906 | 4.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cheerful | SW 6903 | 4.89 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Social Butterfly | SW 6898 | 5.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 5.63 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nasturtium | SW 6899 | 5.64 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Citrus SW 6906 · lighter, LRV 61.0
- Cheerful SW 6903 · lighter, LRV 62.6
- Forsythia SW 6907 · lighter, LRV 63.0
- Nasturtium SW 6899 · darker, LRV 49.8
- Gusto Gold SW 6904 · darker, LRV 49.7
- Laughing Orange SW 6895 · darker, LRV 41.6
Colors that go with Goldfinch
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Goldfinch:
- Dover White SW 6385
- Mariner SW 6766
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Outgoing Orange SW 6641 · analogous (−30°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Belize SW 6945 · triadic (120°)
- Sleepy Hollow SW 9145 · triadic (240°)
Goldfinch vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 10.4) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 12.7) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 14.4) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.