Different Gold (SW 6396)
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Different Gold (SW 6396) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Different Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Different 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 Different 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 | French Horn | 195 | 32.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Fervent Brass | 340D-6 | 31 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Corduroy | 3007-5A | 29 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Amaretto Sours | 1106-6 | 34 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Different Gold (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Different Gold
Darker than Different Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6396 |
| Hex | #BC934D |
| RGB | 188, 147, 77 |
| HSL | 38°, 45%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.4, 7.4, 42.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Different Gold (SW 6396), published as #BC934D
#AE894D
#CB9D4B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Different Gold (SW 6396)?
- Different Gold has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Different Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Different Gold in another brand?
- French Horn (BM 195) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Different Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Different Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.4; 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.