Crispy Gold (SW 6699)
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Crispy Gold (SW 6699) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crispy Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Crispy 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 Crispy 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 | Fields of Gold | 203 | 34.5 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Leisure | S-H-360 | 33.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Avocado | 3008-5A | 39 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Golden Field | 1107-7 | 36 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Crispy Gold (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Crispy Gold
Darker than Crispy Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6699 |
| Hex | #C49832 |
| RGB | 196, 152, 50 |
| HSL | 42°, 59%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.3, 6.5, 57.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crispy Gold (SW 6699), published as #C49832
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crispy Gold (SW 6699)?
- Crispy Gold has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crispy Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Crispy Gold in another brand?
- Leisure (Behr S-H-360) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crispy Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Crispy Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 57.0; 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.