Independent Gold
Independent Gold is a Yellow paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#D2BA83LRV
50.46
Independent Gold's Color Strip
Independent Gold is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Pale Moss and Antiquity. The strip spans from Lucent Yellow at the lightest end to Fervent Brass at the deepest. Browsing strip 143 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Independent Gold in Rooms
Follow Independent 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 Bathroom Photo
These 1 bathroom image show how Independent Gold (6401) 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.
Independent Gold — coastal bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Independent Gold (6401) 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 Independent Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
1 home office image trace Independent Gold (6401) through the transition between focused work and the rest of the home. Its place within Energetic and Vintage Moxie hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold in a contemporary home office
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1 House Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Independent Gold (6401) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Independent Gold color — rustic modern house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
Independent Gold (6401) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
A elegant living room painted in Independent Gold
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image place Independent Gold (6401) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. An LRV of 50.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Independent Gold paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image place Independent Gold (6401) in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. An LRV of 50.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Independent Gold
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1 Kitchen Photo
Across 1 kitchen image, Independent Gold (6401) meets daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Independent Gold — earthy kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
These 1 patio image show how Independent Gold (6401) can sit beside stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
coastal patio featuring Independent Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
Independent Gold (6401) 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.
Independent Gold paint in a neutral mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
Chamomile reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 50), opening up a space where Independent Gold encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 50, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
Independent Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
Chamomile reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 50), opening up a space where Independent Gold encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Independent Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Independent Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sequin reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Hearts Of Palm the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Independent Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 53 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes White Raisin the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Blonde the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 50 vs 7, Independent Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 50, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Independent Gold reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Independent Gold reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Independent Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 3, Independent Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Independent Gold encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Believable Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 50, Restoration Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Croissant the marginally brighter of the two.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 50), opening up a space where Independent Gold encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (50 vs 39) makes Independent Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 24, Independent Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 32, Independent Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Independent Gold reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 38), opening up a space where Alchemy encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Independent Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
This warm golden yellow glows with confidence and vitality, channeling the rich luminosity of late afternoon sunlight streaming through a craftsman window. Perfect for kitchens, dining rooms, or studies seeking an inviting yet sophisticated warmth that celebrates both tradition and contemporary style.