Empire Gold

SW 0012 · Sherwin-Williams

Empire Gold SW 0012 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Empire Gold

SW 0012

Hex code

#C19F6E

Light reflectance value (LRV)

37.2Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Strong orange, a warm color

Color family: Yellow
Sold for: Interior

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Sherwin-Williams Empire Gold SW 0012 is a medium yellow paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, leaning orange, with an LRV of 37, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Empire Gold warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans orange

Undertone

Strong orange

graysaturated

A strong color.

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