Golden Needles
20YY 41/264 · #C7AB80 · LRV 41 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Thai Curry21
- 2Peristyle Brass30
- 3Golden Needles41
- 4Honey Tea52
- 5Jackfruit62
What Color Is Golden Needles, Really?
Golden Needles reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 20YY 41/264 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Golden Needles
Golden Needles is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Golden Needles
Golden Needles sits in the mid-range at LRV 41, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Golden Needles 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 20YY 41/264 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 | Downing StrawSW 2813 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 43 | Color page → |
| Behr | Harvest HomeMQ2-13 · Behr | 1.9 | 43 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Twilight Gold1069 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 44 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Casual KhakiV093-3 · Valspar | 0.9 | 42.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Dark EggshellFLLW726 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 44 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Suncoast316-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 42 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Golden Needles 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 #C7AB80 in HSL space. Pair Golden Needles with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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