Spinning Gold
117-5DB · #FFDC77 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Spinning Gold, Really?
Spinning Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 117-5DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spinning Gold
Spinning 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Spinning Gold
At LRV 74, Spinning 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 Spinning 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 117-5DB 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 | DaffodilSW 6901 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Yellow Brick Road340B-5 · Behr | 1.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dalila319 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bee's KneesV016-2 · Valspar | 0.6 | 75.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spiced ButternutPPG1206-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spiced ButternutPPG1206-5 · Glidden | 1.3 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Spinning 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 #FFDC77 in HSL space. Pair Spinning Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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