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Vintage Gold SW 9024
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, Vintage Gold sits at L* 70.1, a* 7.7, b* 29.6. Its hue angle is 75° and its chroma is 30.6, 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 83%.
LRV 40.9: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.9, Vintage Gold is lighter than 52% 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 Vintage 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camel Back | 1103 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Gingerbread Man | 1111 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Guesthouse | 1117 | 0.99 | Practically identical |
Closest Behr match to Vintage 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter Nut | HDC-AC-13 | 0.56 | Practically identical | |
| Corkboard | BIC-30 | 0.78 | Practically identical | |
| Sesame | PMD-79 | 1.49 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonebriar | SW 7693 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Empire Gold | SW 0012 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Downing Straw | SW 2813 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Fleece | SW 6388 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Gate | SW 7679 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dromedary Camel SW 7694 · lighter, LRV 44.4
- Harmonic Tan SW 6136 · lighter, LRV 45.0
- Golden Fleece SW 6388 · lighter, LRV 45.6
- Bamboo Shoot SW 7733 · darker, LRV 37.5
- Wickerwork SW 0010 · darker, LRV 37.5
- Empire Gold SW 0012 · darker, LRV 37.2
Colors that go with Vintage Gold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Vintage Gold:
- Zurich White SW 7626
- Software SW 7074
- Navajo White SW 6126
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Regale Blue SW 6801 · complementary (180°)
- Persimmon SW 6339 · analogous (−30°)
- Ryegrass SW 6423 · analogous (+30°)
- Mariner SW 6766 · triadic (120°)
- Berry Frappé SW 9068 · triadic (240°)
Vintage Gold vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 6.7) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 40.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.7) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 40.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 9.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.