Mossy Gold (SW 6139)
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Mossy Gold (SW 6139) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mossy Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mossy 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 Mossy 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 | Blue Ridge Mountains | 1043 | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Fig | 320F-7 | 14.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Seasoned Acorn | 1096-7 | 14 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Mossy Gold (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Mossy Gold
Darker than Mossy Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6139 |
| Hex | #7F6743 |
| RGB | 127, 103, 67 |
| HSL | 36°, 31%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.1, 4.5, 23.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mossy Gold (SW 6139), published as #7F6743
#715E42
#8D7042
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mossy Gold (SW 6139)?
- Mossy Gold has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mossy Gold is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mossy Gold in another brand?
- Seasoned Acorn (PPG 1096-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mossy Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mossy Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.9; 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.