Olde World Gold (SW 7700)
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Olde World Gold (SW 7700) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olde World Gold
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Olde World 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 Olde World 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 | Toasted Marshmallow | 1049 | 16.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Carmel Woods | 310F-7 | 16.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Shaker Peg | 1095-7 | 16 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Olde World Gold (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Olde World Gold
Darker than Olde World Gold
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7700 |
| Hex | #8F6C3E |
| RGB | 143, 108, 62 |
| HSL | 34°, 40%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.2, 8.3, 30.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olde World Gold (SW 7700), published as #8F6C3E
#81633D
#9D753C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olde World Gold (SW 7700)?
- Olde World Gold has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olde World Gold is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olde World Gold in another brand?
- Carmel Woods (Behr 310F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Olde World Gold warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Olde World Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.9; 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.