Gold paint colors
Top picks for gold
1 editor's picksEditor's picks + the named gold every designer roundup features. Each card links to a single-color reference or full brand guide.
More gold shades
4 variantsDrill into shade variants — modifier-specific bands (light, deep, muted) and named in-between shades each link to their own hub with cross-brand matches.
Gold at every US brand
8 brands · 5 picks each5 picks per brand spread across the LRV range, drawn from each brand's full gold lineup. Tap any swatch for its single-color spec; tap the brand title for the brand's complete deck.
Behr
124 gold in deck
340B-7
#FFB700
Empire Yellow
LRV 55
370B-7
#FFC800
Yellow Flash
LRV 63
340C-3
#F5D79E
Pismo Dunes
LRV 70
320B-4
#FEDE85
Lemon Pound Cake
LRV 75
340B-4
#FDE88F
Lemon Drops
LRV 81
Benjamin Moore
117 gold in deck
2020-20
#FFB701
Lemon
LRV 55
322
#FFCB26
Abstracta
LRV 64
329
#FFD952
Golden
LRV 71
157
#FFDCAF
Cantaloupe
LRV 76
2018-50
#FFE5A2
Morning
LRV 80
Dunn-Edwards
71 gold in deck
DE5349
#F9B82B
Hot Sun
LRV 55
DE5342
#FFC82A
Bumblebee
LRV 63
DE5366
#F3D5A1
Midland Tan
LRV 69
DEC732
#F6DF9F
Aspen Yellow
LRV 75
DE5417
#FCE974
Dandelion
LRV 80
Valspar
61 gold in deck
8001-24F
#E7C148
Nectar
LRV 56
2007-2A
#FFC16F
Cantaloupe Smile
LRV 61.8
3007-3C
#F4D77F
Island Sun
LRV 69.3
3008-1C
#FFDE76
Top Banana
LRV 75.3
3008-2A
#FFE692
Chickery Chick
LRV 80.2
PPG / Glidden
44 gold in deck
1210-5
#ECBE63
Bright Idea
LRV 56
1211-7
#FFC943
Be Daring
LRV 63
17-17
#FCD766
Mariposa
LRV 70
1209-3
#F5DEAE
Dusty Yellow
LRV 75
1211-4
#FCE79A
Twinkle Little Star
LRV 80
Sherwin-Williams
40 gold in deck
SW 6905
#FDB702
Goldfinch
LRV 55
SW 6911
#FECB01
Confident Yellow
LRV 64
SW 6901
#FAD97A
Daffodil
LRV 71
SW 6694
#F5E1AC
Glad Yellow
LRV 76
Farrow & Ball
4 gold in deck
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
LRV 58
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
LRV 67
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
LRV 77
Clare
1 gold in deck
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
LRV 63
Top Kompozit gold
60 in deckKompozit's deck has 60 colors that match the gold band. The 5 below are spread across the LRV range — pick a darkness, hit Amazon for the can.
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About gold
Gold — a saturated warm yellow with metallic associations.