Bakelite Gold
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Bakelite Gold (6368) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 38.0 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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38.02
Bakelite Gold's Color Strip
Bakelite Gold is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Viva Gold and Tassel. The strip spans from Cachet Cream at the lightest end to Copper Pot at the deepest. Color strip 128 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Bakelite Gold in Rooms
Follow Bakelite Gold from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
The threshold between the street and the interior can draw different notes from Bakelite Gold (6368). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
minimalist front door featuring Bakelite Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
Bakelite Gold (6368) brings its orange character into a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Sherwin-Williams Bakelite Gold in a contemporary home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
Bakelite Gold (6368) can change noticeably under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Bakelite Gold — minimalist bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Viewed across 1 dining room image in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, Bakelite Gold (6368) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 38.0 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Bakelite Gold paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Bakelite Gold (6368) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under gentle morning light and low evening lamps.
A organic modern bedroom painted in Bakelite Gold
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1 Patio Photo
Bakelite Gold (6368) moves through 1 patio image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
industrial patio featuring Bakelite Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Bakelite Gold (6368) moves through 1 house image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Bakelite Gold color — mediterranean house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image trace Bakelite Gold (6368) through the changing light from breakfast through dinner. Its place within 2022 Method hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Bakelite Gold — vintage kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
Across 1 living room image, Bakelite Gold (6368) meets the movement from window light to lamplight. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Bakelite Gold
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1 Mudroom Photo
Its place within 2022 Method hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage and flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware guide the final sample decision.
Bakelite Gold paint in a classy mudroom
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 38), opening up a space where Bakelite Gold encloses it.
Biltmore Buff reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 38), opening up a space where Bakelite Gold encloses it.
At LRV 38 vs 9, Bakelite Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 38), opening up a space where Bakelite Gold encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 41 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes Adventure Orange the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bakelite Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Kumquat reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bakelite Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Bakelite Gold reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Silent Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Bakelite Gold encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Faded Flaxflower the marginally brighter of the two.
Bakelite Gold reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 18), opening up a space where St. Bart's encloses it.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 38), opening up a space where Bakelite Gold encloses it.
Bakelite Gold reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 11), opening up a space where Bunglehouse Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 38, Wishful Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes New Colonial Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes Golden Gate the marginally brighter of the two.
Biltmore Buff reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 38), opening up a space where Bakelite Gold encloses it.
Windswept Canyon reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (38 vs 30) makes Bakelite Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (38 vs 30) makes Bakelite Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (38 vs 29) makes Bakelite Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Enjoy this warm yellowish orange and invite a glowing energy to your space. Add some vintage spice to your family room or an accent wall with this rich midtone.