Restrained Gold (SW 6129)
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Restrained Gold (SW 6129) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Restrained Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Restrained 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 Restrained 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 | Boardwalk | 1102 | 46.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Oak | QE-29 | 46.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Young At Heart | 3003-8A | 48 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cracker Bitz | 1087-5 | 46 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Restrained Gold (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Restrained Gold
Darker than Restrained Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6129 |
| Hex | #D2B084 |
| RGB | 210, 176, 132 |
| HSL | 34°, 46%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, 6.2, 27.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Restrained Gold (SW 6129), published as #D2B084
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#E2BA83
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Restrained Gold (SW 6129)?
- Restrained Gold has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Restrained Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Restrained Gold in another brand?
- Light Oak (Behr QE-29) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Restrained Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Restrained Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.2; 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.