Gold Crest (SW 6670)
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Gold Crest (SW 6670) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gold Crest
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gold Crest 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 Gold Crest, 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 Vista | 308 | 40.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Life Is Good | T18-05 | 39.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Amber Wheat | 3003-3A | 38 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mayan Treasure | 1208-6 | 36 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Gold Crest (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Gold Crest
Darker than Gold Crest
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6670 |
| Hex | #DF9938 |
| RGB | 223, 153, 56 |
| HSL | 35°, 72%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.6, 17.9, 58.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gold Crest (SW 6670), published as #DF9938
#D08F39
#EEA334
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gold Crest (SW 6670)?
- Gold Crest has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gold Crest is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gold Crest in another brand?
- Life Is Good (Behr T18-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Gold Crest warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gold Crest as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.8; 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.