Harvest Gold (SW 2858)
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Harvest Gold (SW 2858) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Harvest Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Harvest 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 Harvest 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 | Grand Canyon | 118 | 38.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Caramel | PPH-17 | 39.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Toffee Cream | 3001-3B | 40 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Sun Tan | FLLW570 | 38 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Harvest Gold (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Harvest Gold
Darker than Harvest Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2858 |
| Hex | #D9A06A |
| RGB | 217, 160, 106 |
| HSL | 29°, 59%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, 14.9, 36.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harvest Gold (SW 2858), published as #D9A06A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harvest Gold (SW 2858)?
- Harvest Gold has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Harvest Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Harvest Gold in another brand?
- Sweet Caramel (Behr PPH-17) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Harvest Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Harvest Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.3; 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.