Golden Rule (SW 6383)
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Golden Rule (SW 6383) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Rule
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Golden Rule 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 Golden Rule, 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 | Peanut Butter | 2159-20 | 31.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Mustard | M260-6 | 34.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bugle Call | 3006-5A | 35 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Allspice | 1207-6 | 36 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Golden Rule (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Rule
Darker than Golden Rule
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6383 |
| Hex | #CC9249 |
| RGB | 204, 146, 73 |
| HSL | 33°, 56%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.9, 14.5, 46.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Rule (SW 6383), published as #CC9249
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Rule (SW 6383)?
- Golden Rule has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Rule is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Rule in another brand?
- Sweet Mustard (Behr M260-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Rule warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Golden Rule as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.5; 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.