Everard Gold (BM CW-435)
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Everard Gold (BM CW-435) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.8, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Everard Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Everard Gold by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Everard Gold, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Peristyle Brass | SW 0043 | 30 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fossil Butte | 350F-6 | 28.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Lioness | 3007-7A | 32 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Imagine | 1094-6 | 31 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Everard Gold (LRV 31.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Everard Gold
Darker than Everard Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-435 |
| Hex | #AD9567 |
| RGB | 173, 149, 103 |
| HSL | 39°, 30%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.8, 2.4, 27.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Everard Gold (BM CW-435), published as #AD9567
#9E8B66
#BC9F66
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Everard Gold (BM CW-435)?
- Everard Gold has an LRV of 31.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Everard Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Everard Gold in another brand?
- Lioness (Valspar 3007-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Everard Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Everard Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.