Different Gold
Sherwin-Williams's Different Gold is a yellow shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#BC934DLRV
32.10
Different Gold's Color Strip
Different Gold is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Alchemy and Nankeen. The strip spans from Convivial Yellow at the lightest end to Sconce Gold at the deepest. Strip 142 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Different Gold in Rooms
Follow Different 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 Dining Room Photo
Different Gold (6396) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under natural light, candles and pendant lighting.
Different Gold paint in a moody dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
The 1 front door image turn a yellow swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
modern luxury front door featuring Different Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
Across 1 bathroom image, Different Gold (6396) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Different Gold — modern luxury bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
Different Gold (6396) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
Sherwin-Williams Different Gold in a art deco home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
Different Gold (6396) moves through 1 bedroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A industrial bedroom painted in Different Gold
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1 Mudroom Photo
The 1 mudroom image turn a yellow swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Different Gold paint in a tiny mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
The changing light from breakfast through dinner can draw different notes from Different Gold (6396). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Different Gold — vintage kitchen
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1 House Photo
Different Gold (6396) brings its yellow character into an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Different Gold color — maximalist house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
In an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light, the most interesting quality of Different Gold (6396) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
wabi-sabi patio featuring Different Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Different Gold (6396) 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.
A contemporary living room painted in Different Gold
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 75 vs 32, Vital Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 75 vs 32, Vital Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 32) makes Alchemy the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 32 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (37 vs 32) makes Butternut the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 35 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 32 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Different Gold reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
Different Gold reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Starry Night reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (32 vs 20) makes Different Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (32 vs 28) makes Different Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Lakeside reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
Different Gold reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 3), opening up a space where After the Storm encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Dromedary Camel reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
Safari reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Ecru is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 32, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (37 vs 32) makes Empire Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Different Gold reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 17), opening up a space where Relic Bronze encloses it.
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
This deep yellow with its cool green undertone makes a bold, offbeat statement. Its subdued but refreshing vibe can make guests feel right at home.