Scrivener Gold
There is more to Benjamin Moore Scrivener Gold (CW-430) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 36.6 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#B79F6D
LRV
36.58
Coordinating Colors
Gray Mirage reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 37), opening up a space where Scrivener Gold encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 37, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Prentis Cream reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Scrivener Gold encloses it.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 37), opening up a space where Scrivener Gold encloses it.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 37 vs 22, Scrivener Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 37), opening up a space where Scrivener Gold encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 24, Scrivener Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (37 vs 28) makes Scrivener Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 37 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Scrivener Gold reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Lenox Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 37, Garden Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Fairway Oaks the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Scrivener Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Scrivener Gold reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 19), opening up a space where Foot Hills encloses it.
Scrivener Gold reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 22), opening up a space where Olivetone encloses it.
Scrivener Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Scrivener Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
This deep, graceful gold is based on paints made with a darker yellow ochre, imparting lots of warmth and density.