Ancestral Gold
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Ancestral Gold (6407) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#DDCDA6LRV
61.79
Ancestral Gold's Color Strip
Ancestral Gold is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 144 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Ancestral Gold in Rooms
Follow Ancestral Gold from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Ancestral Gold (6407) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Living room walls in Ancestral Gold radiate warmth and timeless elegance.
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3 Bathroom Photos
Across 3 bathroom images, Ancestral Gold (6407) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Bathroom walls in Ancestral Gold create a spa-like warmth and luxurious ambiance.
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Ancestral Gold walls bring golden sophistication and intimate comfort to this bathroom.
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Bathroom walls painted Ancestral Gold enhance natural light and create welcoming warmth.
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Coordinating Colors
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Ancestral Gold encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 20, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancestral Gold reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 7), opening up a space where Foxhall Green encloses it.
Trim Color
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Ancestral Gold encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rice Paddy reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Convivial Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Ancestral Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (62 vs 59) makes Ancestral Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Ancestral Gold reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Starry Night reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 20, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 28, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancestral Gold reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 47), opening up a space where Lakeside encloses it.
Ancestral Gold reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 3), opening up a space where After the Storm encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Lavender Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Chopsticks the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 62, Polar Bear is decisively the brighter choice.
Westhighland White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 62), opening up a space where Ancestral Gold encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Classic Light Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Ancestral Gold encloses it.
Darker Colors
Ancestral Gold reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 39), opening up a space where Antiquity encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 50) makes Ancestral Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 62 vs 34, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancestral Gold reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 47), opening up a space where Wheat Grass encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
This luminous warm gold captures the patina of treasured heirlooms and candlelit libraries, with honeyed undertones that seem to glow from within. Perfect for dining rooms or studies, it pairs beautifully with deep jewel tones and aged wood finishes.