Golden Gate
Golden Gate begins as a yellow color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Timeless Color Wall, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
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46.21
Golden Gate's Color Strip
Golden Gate is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Gold Vessel and Lanyard. The strip spans from Morning Sun at the lightest end to Lanyard at the deepest. Strip 293 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Golden Gate in Rooms
Follow Golden Gate 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 Bedroom Photo
Golden Gate (7679) brings its yellow character into a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
A scandinavian bedroom painted in Golden Gate
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1 Home Office Photo
The transition between focused work and the rest of the home can draw different notes from Golden Gate (7679). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Golden Gate in a art deco home office
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1 Front Door Photo
Golden Gate (7679) brings its yellow character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
bold front door featuring Golden Gate by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
The contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light can draw different notes from Golden Gate (7679). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Golden Gate — japandi bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Golden Gate (7679) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Golden Gate paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Patio Photo
In an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light, the most interesting quality of Golden Gate (7679) 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.
warm patio featuring Golden Gate by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
These 1 living room image show how Golden Gate (7679) can sit beside 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 Golden Gate
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1 Mudroom Photo
The daily movement of arrivals, departures and changing weather can draw different notes from Golden Gate (7679). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Golden Gate paint in a classy mudroom
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1 House Photo
1 house image trace Golden Gate (7679) through the façade’s movement through sun, shade and season. Its place within Timeless Color Wall hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Golden Gate color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image place Golden Gate (7679) in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. An LRV of 46.2 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Golden Gate — industrial kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 46, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
Tres Naturale reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 46), opening up a space where Golden Gate encloses it.
Golden Gate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Waterloo encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 83 vs 46, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Golden Gate reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Golden Gate reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Gate reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gold Vessel reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 46 vs 15, Golden Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Upward reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Gate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 25), opening up a space where Bracing Blue encloses it.
Golden Gate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 15), opening up a space where Distance encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Golden Gate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Waterloo encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Nearly Peach reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 46), opening up a space where Golden Gate encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 46, Alluring White is decisively the brighter choice.
Eaglet Beige reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 46), opening up a space where Golden Gate encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 46, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Intricate Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Golden Gate encloses it.
Darker Colors
Golden Gate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
Golden Gate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 29), opening up a space where Gold Coast encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Golden Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 34, Golden Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This warm golden yellow glows with the luminous intensity of late afternoon sunlight streaming through a San Francisco bay window. Perfect for kitchens, dining rooms, or accent walls, it brings an optimistic energy and pairs beautifully with crisp whites, warm grays, and natural wood tones.
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