Golden Fleece (SW 6388)
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Golden Fleece (SW 6388) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Fleece
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Golden Fleece 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 Fleece, 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 | Tavern Ochre | CW-375 | 45.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Inheritance | M280-5 | 46.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ambitious | 3005-5C | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Drops Of Honey | 1090-4 | 46 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Golden Fleece (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Fleece
Darker than Golden Fleece
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6388 |
| Hex | #D6AD78 |
| RGB | 214, 173, 120 |
| HSL | 34°, 53%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, 8.1, 32.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Fleece (SW 6388), published as #D6AD78
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Fleece (SW 6388)?
- Golden Fleece has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Fleece is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Fleece in another brand?
- Inheritance (Behr M280-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Fleece warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Golden Fleece as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.8; 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.