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Olde World Gold SW 7700
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, Olde World Gold sits at L* 48.2, a* 8.3, b* 30.9. Its hue angle is 75° and its chroma is 32.0, 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 89%.
LRV 16.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.9, Olde World Gold is lighter than 22% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Olde World 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toasted Marshmallow | 1049 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Desert Camel | 2162-20 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Warm Tan | 2162-30 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Olde World 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Woods | 310F-7 | 0.89 | Practically identical | |
| Spanish Leather | 300D-7 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Brass Button | N280-7 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relic Bronze | SW 6132 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sconce Gold | SW 6398 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Craft Paper | SW 6125 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Steady Brown | SW 6110 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Shaker Peg SW 9539 · lighter, LRV 19.0
- Renwick Golden Oak SW 2824 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Bengal Grass SW 6411 · lighter, LRV 19.4
- Craft Paper SW 6125 · darker, LRV 15.3
- Leather Bound SW 6118 · darker, LRV 14.8
- Mossy Gold SW 6139 · darker, LRV 14.5
Colors that go with Olde World Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Olde World Gold:
- Wool Skein SW 6148
- Cornwall Slate SW 9131
- Lily SW 6693
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Danube SW 6803 · complementary (180°)
- Roycroft Adobe SW 0040 · analogous (−30°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · analogous (+30°)
- Gulfstream SW 6768 · triadic (120°)
- Clematis SW 6831 · triadic (240°)
Olde World Gold vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 11.8) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 16.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 12.7) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 16.9), more red/pink, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 16.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.