Shy Gold
50YY 61/152 · #DACFB3 · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Shy Gold61
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Shy Gold, Really?
Shy Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50YY 61/152 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Shy Gold
Shy 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 Shy Gold
At LRV 61, Shy 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 Shy 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 Glidden 50YY 61/152 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 | Dirty MartiniSW 9119 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | WindmillS350-2 · Behr | 2.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Carrington BeigeHC-93 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Asian SilkV095-1 · Valspar | 1.6 | 64.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sand FossilPPG1098-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hampshire Beige322-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Shy Gold 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 #DACFB3 in HSL space. Pair Shy Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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