Sconce Gold (SW 6398)
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Sconce Gold (SW 6398) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sconce Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sconce 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 Sconce 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 | Golden Bark | 2153-10 | 19 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sconce Gold | 330D-7 | 19 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Chewy Caramel | 1087-7 | 19 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sconce Gold (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Sconce Gold
Darker than Sconce Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6398 |
| Hex | #996F32 |
| RGB | 153, 111, 50 |
| HSL | 36°, 51%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.0, 10.1, 39.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sconce Gold (SW 6398), published as #996F32
#8B6632
#A7782F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sconce Gold (SW 6398)?
- Sconce Gold has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sconce Gold is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sconce Gold in another brand?
- Golden Bark (BM 2153-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Sconce Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sconce Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.6; 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.