Polvo de Oro
SW 9012 · #E8B87F · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Polvo de Oro53
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Polvo de Oro, Really?
Polvo de Oro reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9012 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Polvo de Oro
Polvo de Oro 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Polvo de Oro
At LRV 53, Polvo de Oro 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 Polvo de Oro 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 9012 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Eastern AmberICC-100 · Behr | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Mist2158-40 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gilded AgeP087 · Valspar | 0.8 | 51.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bold ButterscotchPPG12-08 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peachwood00YY 50/306 · Glidden | 2.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pineapple Flan214-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Polvo de Oro within Sherwin-Williams'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 #E8B87F in HSL space. Pair Polvo de Oro with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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