Goldenrod
H0025 · #DBB554 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Goldenrod, Really?
Goldenrod reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Hirshfield's H0025 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Goldenrod
Goldenrod 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 Goldenrod
At LRV 50, Goldenrod 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 Goldenrod 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 Hirshfield's H0025 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 | NuggetSW 6697 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 46 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sweet Maple320D-5 · Behr | 3.3 | 46 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Damask GoldCW-405 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | BuzzworthyV054-4 · Valspar | 4.4 | 48.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Va Va VoomPPG1210-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Va Va VoomPPG1210-6 · Glidden | 2.7 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Hirshfield's Colors
The nearest shades to Goldenrod within Hirshfield's'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 #DBB554 in HSL space. Pair Goldenrod with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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