Ancestral Gold (SW 6407)
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Ancestral Gold (SW 6407) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ancestral Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ancestral 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 Ancestral 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 | Mansfield Tan | 248 | 59.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ground Ginger | 380F-4 | 59.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Foothills | 1105-4 | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Ancestral Gold (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Ancestral Gold
Darker than Ancestral Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6407 |
| Hex | #DDCDA6 |
| RGB | 221, 205, 166 |
| HSL | 43°, 45%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, -0.5, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ancestral Gold (SW 6407), published as #DDCDA6
#CDC3A5
#EED7A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ancestral Gold (SW 6407)?
- Ancestral Gold has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ancestral Gold is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ancestral Gold in another brand?
- Mansfield Tan (BM 248) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ancestral Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ancestral Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.