Gilded Age
P087 · #E7B67F · LRV 51.9 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Gilded Age51.9
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Gilded Age, Really?
Gilded Age reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar P087 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gilded Age
Gilded Age 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 Gilded Age
At LRV 51.9, Gilded Age 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 Gilded Age 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 P087 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 | Polvo de OroSW 9012 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Eastern AmberICC-100 · Behr | 1.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Mist2158-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bold ButterscotchPPG12-08 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peachwood00YY 50/306 · Glidden | 1.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pineapple Flan214-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Gilded Age 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 #E7B67F in HSL space. Pair Gilded Age with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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