Escapade Gold (SW 6403)
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Escapade Gold (SW 6403) 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 Escapade Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Escapade 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 Escapade 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 | Millington Gold | HC-13 | 34.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tangy Green | M320-6 | 34.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Bamboo Leaves | 3009-4 | 36 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shutter Bug | 1108-6 | 37 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Escapade Gold (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Escapade Gold
Darker than Escapade Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6403 |
| Hex | #B89B59 |
| RGB | 184, 155, 89 |
| HSL | 42°, 40%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.2, 2.3, 38.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Escapade Gold (SW 6403), published as #B89B59
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#C7A557
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Escapade Gold (SW 6403)?
- Escapade Gold has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Escapade Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Escapade Gold in another brand?
- Millington Gold (BM HC-13) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Escapade Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Escapade Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.4; 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.