Olde World Gold
Sherwin-Williams's Olde World Gold is a yellow shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#8F6C3ELRV
16.91
Olde World Gold's Color Strip
Olde World Gold is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip 137 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Coordinating Colors
Lily reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
Wool Skein reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
Cornwall Slate reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
Trim Color
Lily reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Olde World Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Debonair reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
Olde World Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Olde World Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Olde World Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Starry Night reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Soulful Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Edgy Gold reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mesa Tan reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 17), opening up a space where Olde World Gold encloses it.
Chamois reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 40 vs 17, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Olde World Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Olde World Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Olde World Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This richly saturated dark gold glows with the warmth of candlelit manuscript pages and weathered gilt frames, evoking the timeless elegance of Old World libraries and studies. Perfect for creating an intimate, distinguished atmosphere in dining rooms or accent walls, it pairs beautifully with deep woods and burgundy accents.