Soft Burnished Gold
60YY 67/251 · #E3D8A8 · LRV 67 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Soft Burnished Gold67
- 4Lemon Twist72
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Soft Burnished Gold, Really?
Soft Burnished Gold reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 60YY 67/251 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Burnished Gold
Soft Burnished 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 Soft Burnished Gold
At LRV 67, Soft Burnished Gold is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Soft Burnished 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 60YY 67/251 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 | Convivial YellowSW 6393 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fresh WillowHDC-CT-27A · Behr | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lime SherbetCSP-845 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Early SproutP092 · Valspar | 2.2 | 67.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Misty MoorPPG1116-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cadence Green223-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Burnished 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 #E3D8A8 in HSL space. Pair Soft Burnished Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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