Gambol Gold vs Hubbard Squash
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 56 vs 48, Hubbard Squash will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 27.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gambol Gold vs Hubbard Squash in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Gambol Gold and Hubbard Squash in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Hubbard Squash returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Gambol Gold vs Hubbard Squash Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gambol Gold on one side and Hubbard Squash 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.
More Gambol Gold comparisons
See how Gambol Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Gambol Gold encloses it.
Gambol Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Gambol Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gambol Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Gambol Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Gambol Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gambol Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Gambol Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Gambol Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Gambol Gold encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Gambol Gold encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Gambol Gold encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gambol Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Gambol Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Gambol Gold encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Gambol Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Gambol Gold reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Gambol Gold is decisively the brighter choice.