Kingdom Gold (SW 6698)
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Kingdom Gold (SW 6698) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kingdom Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Kingdom 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 Kingdom 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 Bounty | 294 | 39.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Citronne | T16-09 | 36.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Roman Ornament | 3009-3 | 42 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Curry Sauce | 1210-7 | 41 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Kingdom Gold (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Kingdom Gold
Darker than Kingdom Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6698 |
| Hex | #D1A436 |
| RGB | 209, 164, 54 |
| HSL | 43°, 63%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, 5.9, 60.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kingdom Gold (SW 6698), published as #D1A436
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#E0AE31
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kingdom Gold (SW 6698)?
- Kingdom Gold has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kingdom Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Kingdom Gold in another brand?
- Curry Sauce (PPG 1210-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Kingdom Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Kingdom Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 60.2; 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.