Golden Moment
40YY 58/565 · #EDC95E · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Golden Moment58
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Golden Moment, Really?
Golden Moment reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 40YY 58/565 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Golden Moment
Golden Moment 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 Golden Moment
At LRV 58, Golden Moment 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 Moment 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 Glidden 40YY 58/565 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 | Rayo de SolSW 9020 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Little Sun DressP280-5 · Behr | 3.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Brick Road349 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Seth's Smile8001-24D · Valspar | 3.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sol De YucatanPPG17-18 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Finchy Yellow119-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Golden Moment within Glidden'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 #EDC95E in HSL space. Pair Golden Moment with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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