Rookwood Antique Gold (SW 2814)
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Rookwood Antique Gold (SW 2814) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Antique Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Antique Gold by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rookwood Antique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Gingersnaps | 1063 | 26.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Lavish Gold | MQ2-14 | 24.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Leather Satchel | 3003-7B | 25 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bread Basket | 1087-6 | 26 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Rookwood Antique Gold (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Rookwood Antique Gold
Darker than Rookwood Antique Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2814 |
| Hex | #A58258 |
| RGB | 165, 130, 88 |
| HSL | 33°, 30%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.8, 7.9, 27.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Antique Gold (SW 2814), published as #A58258
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Antique Gold (SW 2814)?
- Rookwood Antique Gold has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Antique Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Antique Gold in another brand?
- Lavish Gold (Behr MQ2-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Rookwood Antique Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Antique Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.8; 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.