Golden Fish
112-5DB · #F9AC34 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Golden Fish50
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Golden Fish, Really?
Golden Fish reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 112-5DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Golden Fish
Golden Fish 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Golden Fish
At LRV 50, Golden Fish 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 Golden Fish 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 112-5DB 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 | NasturtiumSW 6899 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sunny Side UpP270-7 · Behr | 1.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mandarin Orange2018-20 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 46 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pumpkin Butter2007-1B · Valspar | 3.0 | 51.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mango MargaritaPPG1204-7 · PPG / Glidden | 3.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Egyptian Sun04YY 51/583 · Glidden | 4.2 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Golden Fish 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 #F9AC34 in HSL space. Pair Golden Fish with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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