Independent Gold
Independent Gold is a versatile and reflective Yellow from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#D2BA83
LRV
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 Real Rooms
Independent Gold has a medium-high LRV of 50.46 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, front door, home office, house, living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, patio and mudroom.
1 Bathroom Photo
Small bathrooms amplify whatever color is on the wall, which makes the choice more consequential than it first appears. Independent Gold has enough depth to register without closing the room in, and it plays well with white subway tile or warm wood accents.
Independent Gold — coastal bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Choosing Independent Gold for your entry is an exercise in restraint and elegance. It suggests a home that is well-cared for and curated, setting a high bar for the interior design before the door is even opened.
bold front door featuring Independent Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
To create a "library" feel in your home office, use Independent Gold on both the walls and the built-in shelving. This monochromatic approach creates a sophisticated, academic atmosphere that makes the room feel like a true destination for thought.
Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold in a contemporary home office
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1 House Photo
Independent Gold is particularly effective on modern-style homes with flat planes and large windows. The color emphasizes the geometry of the house, using shadows and light to create a dynamic, ever-changing facade throughout the day.
Independent Gold color — rustic modern house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
Independent Gold provides a subtle architectural "lift" to a living room, especially those with high ceilings or intricate crown molding. The way shadows settle into the corners with this particular shade adds a layer of history and gravity to the space, making even a new build feel like it has stories to tell.
A elegant living room painted in Independent Gold
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1 Dining Room Photo
Using Independent Gold in the dining room allows you to go bold with your lighting fixtures. An oversized chandelier or a modern sculptural pendant will look even more dramatic against the rich, steady background of this particular shade.
Independent Gold paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
For guest bedrooms, Independent Gold is a welcoming embrace. It's a universally appealing tone that feels clean and fresh for new arrivals, yet has enough "personality" to make their stay feel special and considered. It works across all seasons, feeling cool in summer and cozy in winter.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Independent Gold
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1 Kitchen Photo
Kitchens are often the noisiest rooms in the house; Independent Gold provides the visual equivalent of acoustic dampening. Its steady, calm presence helps lower the "volume" of the room, creating a more pleasant environment for cooking and conversation.
Independent Gold — earthy kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Outside, Independent Gold takes on a completely different life. Whether on deck boards, patio furniture, a fence, or a garden wall, it weathers beautifully and holds its character in open light. It is a natural companion to stone, weathered wood, and greenery.
coastal patio featuring Independent Gold by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
Independent Gold handles the visual noise of a high-traffic entry point with ease. Coats, shoes, bags — the color grounds all of it without making the chaos worse. It's also incredibly forgiving of the scuffs and marks that come with daily use.
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.