Vintage Vogue vs Empire Gold
Where Vintage Vogue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Empire Gold is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Vintage Vogue belongs to the green-grey family and Empire Gold to the beige family. Empire Gold (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than Vintage Vogue (LRV 12), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Vintage Vogue runs green while Empire Gold is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 38.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vintage Vogue vs Empire Gold in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Vintage Vogue and Empire Gold in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Empire Gold will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vintage Vogue would.
Color Details
Vintage Vogue vs Empire Gold Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Vogue on one side and Empire Gold on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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