Gambol Gold (SW 6690)
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Gambol Gold (SW 6690) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gambol Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gambol 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 Gambol 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 | Glen Ridge Gold | 301 | 44.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Yellow Gold | 360D-6 | 50.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Roman Ornament | 3009-3 | 42 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Va Va Voom | 1210-6 | 49 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Gambol Gold (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Gambol Gold
Darker than Gambol Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6690 |
| Hex | #E1B047 |
| RGB | 225, 176, 71 |
| HSL | 41°, 72%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.5, 7.2, 58.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gambol Gold (SW 6690), published as #E1B047
#D2A648
#F0BA44
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gambol Gold (SW 6690)?
- Gambol Gold has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gambol Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gambol Gold in another brand?
- Va Va Voom (PPG 1210-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gambol Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gambol Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.6; 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.