Beige Gold
317-2DB · #DAC5A0 · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Beige Gold57
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Beige Gold, Really?
Beige Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 317-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Beige Gold
Beige Gold is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Beige Gold
At LRV 57, Beige Gold is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Beige Gold are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 317-2DB directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Straw HarvestSW 7698 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | CanoeECC-13-1 · Behr | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Squire Hill Buff1068 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Turbo Tan8003-20C · Valspar | 2.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | True BlondePPG12-12 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden EcruPPG1095-4 · Glidden | 0.6 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Beige Gold within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DAC5A0 in HSL space. Pair Beige Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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