Empire Gold
Empire Gold begins as a yellow color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#C19F6ELRV
37.26
Empire Gold in Rooms
Follow Empire Gold from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos sit alongside 9 generated visualizations.
2 Living Room Photos
Empire Gold (0012) moves through 2 living room images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Hallway walls glow with warm Empire Gold throughout this inviting passage.
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Architectural walls transition beautifully in rich Empire Gold tones.
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1 Front Door Photo
Viewed across 1 front door image in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, Empire Gold (0012) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 37.3 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
traditional front door featuring Empire Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
These 1 bathroom image show how Empire Gold (0012) can sit beside tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Empire Gold — coastal bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Empire Gold (0012) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
A traditional bedroom painted in Empire Gold
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image trace Empire Gold (0012) through the room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Empire Gold paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
In a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort, the most interesting quality of Empire Gold (0012) may be the way it responds to wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Empire Gold in a warm home office
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1 Mudroom Photo
Empire Gold (0012) brings its yellow character into a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
A rustic modern mudroom painted in Empire Gold
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1 Patio Photo
Empire Gold (0012) moves through 1 patio image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Empire Gold paint in a coastal patio
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image trace Empire Gold (0012) through the changing light from breakfast through dinner. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Empire Gold — organic modern kitchen
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1 House Photo
The façade’s movement through sun, shade and season can draw different notes from Empire Gold (0012). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Empire Gold color — scandinavian house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 37), opening up a space where Empire Gold encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (37 vs 25) makes Empire Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Vintage Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 37 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 37 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stonebriar reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Downing Straw the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 37 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 37 vs 7, Empire Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 11, Empire Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 7, Empire Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 37, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Empire Gold reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 22, Empire Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Empire Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Kilim Beige reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 37), opening up a space where Empire Gold encloses it.
Harmonic Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Wool reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 37), opening up a space where Empire Gold encloses it.
Fresco Cream reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 37), opening up a space where Empire Gold encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 37 vs 17, Empire Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 37 vs 17, Empire Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 37 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (37 vs 26) makes Empire Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This golden yellow radiates the warmth of candlelit chambers and rich, opulent interiors bathed in afternoon sunlight. Perfect for dining rooms or libraries, its earthy undertones create an inviting atmosphere that feels both refined and deeply comforting.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.