Golden Fleece
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Golden Fleece (6388) 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. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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45.54
Golden Fleece's Color Strip
Golden Fleece is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Dakota Wheat and Butternut. The strip spans from Napery at the lightest end to Gallant Gold at the deepest. Strip 139 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Golden Fleece in Rooms
Follow Golden Fleece 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 Front Door Photo
Golden Fleece (6388) moves through 1 front door image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
classy front door featuring Golden Fleece by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let window light, mirrors and focused task lighting and tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures guide the final sample decision.
Golden Fleece — moody bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Golden Fleece (6388) moves through 1 bedroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A cozy bedroom painted in Golden Fleece
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1 Dining Room Photo
The room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions can draw different notes from Golden Fleece (6388). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Golden Fleece paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
Golden Fleece (6388) 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 Golden Fleece in a minimalist home office
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1 Kitchen Photo
Viewed across 1 kitchen image in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, Golden Fleece (6388) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 45.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Golden Fleece — modern luxury kitchen
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1 House Photo
The 1 house 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.
Golden Fleece color — rustic modern house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Golden Fleece (6388) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Golden Fleece paint in a tiny mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
The 1 patio 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.
warm patio featuring Golden Fleece by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Golden Fleece (6388) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A cozy living room painted in Golden Fleece
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Coordinating Colors
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Golden Fleece encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Napery is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (46 vs 40) makes Golden Fleece the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Golden Fleece encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Golden Fleece the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 46) makes Polvo de Oro the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Golden Fleece reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Needlepoint Navy encloses it.
Golden Fleece reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 29), opening up a space where Poolhouse encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (54 vs 46) makes Daydream the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 46, White Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (46 vs 35) makes Golden Fleece the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Golden Fleece is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Fleece reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 15), opening up a space where Smoky Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Independent Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 71 vs 46, Eaglet Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 46), opening up a space where Golden Fleece encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Intricate Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 46, Interactive Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Golden Fleece the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 26, Golden Fleece is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Monarch Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Fleece reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Fleece reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 25), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This warm, luminous golden yellow carries the richness of honey and wheat, creating an inviting glow that transforms any room into a sun-warmed sanctuary. Perfect for kitchens, dining rooms, or accent walls, its balanced saturation brings cheerful optimism without overwhelming the senses.