Gold Crest
Sherwin-Williams's Gold Crest is a yellow shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
Hex
#DF9938LRV
38.80
Gold Crest's Color Strip
Gold Crest is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Yarrow and Curry. The strip spans from Enjoyable Yellow at the lightest end to Curry at the deepest. Color strip 132 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Gold Crest in Rooms
Follow Gold Crest 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 Bathroom Photo
Gold Crest (6670) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Gold Crest — earthy bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Gold Crest (6670) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Gold Crest paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
Gold Crest (6670) can change noticeably under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Sherwin-Williams Gold Crest in a art deco home office
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1 Front Door Photo
Gold Crest (6670) can change noticeably under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
mediterranean front door featuring Gold Crest by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Gold Crest (6670) moves through 1 bedroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A boho bedroom painted in Gold Crest
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1 Patio Photo
Against stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery, Gold Crest (6670) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 38.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
wabi-sabi patio featuring Gold Crest by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Gold Crest (6670) brings its yellow character into a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
A organic modern living room painted in Gold Crest
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1 Kitchen Photo
Across 1 kitchen image, Gold Crest (6670) meets daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Gold Crest — earthy kitchen
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1 House Photo
1 house image place Gold Crest (6670) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. An LRV of 38.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Gold Crest color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
Across 1 mudroom image, Gold Crest (6670) meets doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Gold Crest paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 39, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 39, Eider White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 39, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Gold Crest the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Gold Crest reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Osage Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 42 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 56 vs 39, Blissful Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Gold Crest reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Azure Tide encloses it.
Hyacinth Tint reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 39), opening up a space where Gold Crest encloses it.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (39 vs 32) makes Gold Crest the marginally brighter of the two.
Gold Crest reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 14), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 16, Gold Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (47 vs 39) makes Viva Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Nugget reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hubbard Squash reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 39), opening up a space where Gold Crest encloses it.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 54 vs 39, Gold Vessel is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Gold Crest the marginally brighter of the two.
Gold Crest reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Manufacturer description
This warm, saturated golden yellow glows with the richness of late afternoon sunlight streaming through aged glass. Perfect for kitchens and dining rooms, it pairs beautifully with crisp whites and deep wood tones to create an inviting, luminous warmth.