Gold Coast (SW 6376)
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Gold Coast (SW 6376) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gold Coast
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast, 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 | Venetian Gold | 2158-20 | 28.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Back To School | M260-7 | 28.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Fancy Suede | 3010-5 | 29 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Beer | 1202-7 | 27 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Gold Coast (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Gold Coast
Darker than Gold Coast
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6376 |
| Hex | #C78538 |
| RGB | 199, 133, 56 |
| HSL | 32°, 56%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.0, 18.5, 50.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gold Coast (SW 6376), published as #C78538
#B97C38
#D68E35
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gold Coast (SW 6376)?
- Gold Coast has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gold Coast is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gold Coast in another brand?
- Back To School (Behr M260-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Gold Coast warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gold Coast as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.1; 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.