Burnished Gold
V050-2 · #F3C58F · LRV 60.9 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Burnished Gold60.9
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Burnished Gold, Really?
Burnished Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V050-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Burnished Gold
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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Burnished Gold
At LRV 60.9, Burnished 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 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 Valspar V050-2 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 | Bellini FizzSW 9008 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pollen GrainsPMD-30 · Behr | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Citrus Blossom123 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chunk Of CheddarPPG1204-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Amberwave10YY 57/377 · Glidden | 1.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Reminiscent111-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Burnished Gold within Valspar'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 #F3C58F in HSL space. Pair Burnished Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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