Dulux Cherished Gold / Brushed Gold / 20YY 36/370

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Cherished Gold for bedroom (2 photos)
Cherished Gold for living room (4 photos)
Dulux Cherished Gold reviews (10 photos)
What are Dulux Cherished Gold undertones?
Is Cherished Gold 20YY 36/370 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cherished Gold
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cherished Gold 20YY 36/370
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	20YY 36/370
Name:	Cherished Gold
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cherished Gold?

Dulux Cherished Gold 20YY 36/370 is a mid-depth golden ochre with a muted, earthy cast rather than a bright yellow finish. Its honeyed brown undertone gives it noticeable warmth, making it especially effective in north-facing rooms that need visual warmth. On walls, Cherished Gold can bring definition to dining rooms, halls, or studies, while on cabinetry it creates a grounded alternative to pale wood tones. Pair it with chalky off-whites, deep olive greens, clay reds, or charcoal accents for contrast. Natural oak, aged brass, rattan, and linen all complement this shade’s softly burnished character.

Cherished Gold for bedroom (2 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing yellow shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Cherished Gold for living room (4 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this yellow shade can create a unique space

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Dulux Cherished Gold living room color review

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Dulux Cherished Gold reviews (10 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Dulux Cherished Gold hallway color review

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What are Dulux Cherished Gold undertones?

Cherished Gold is a mid-light, soft caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#C19659

RGB code:

193, 150, 89

Is Dulux Cherished Gold cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

20YY 36/370 Cherished Gold HSL code: 35, 46%, 55%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Cherished Gold

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cherished Gold:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

20YY 36/370
Cherished Gold

Darker shades

20YY 36/370
Cherished Gold

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Cherished Gold with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

20YY 36/370
Cherished Gold

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LRV of Cherished Gold

Cherished Gold has an LRV of 35% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 35%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#C19659
RGB Decimal	193, 150, 89
RGB Percent	75.69%, 58.82%, 34.90%
HSV	Hue: 35° Saturation: 53.89% Value: 75.69%
HSL	hsl(35, 46, 55)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.28 Yellow: 53.89 Key: 24.31
YIQ	Y: 155.903 I: 45.226 Q: -9.887
XYZ	X: 34.703 Y: 33.874 Z: 14.159
CIE Lab	L:64.862 a:8.823 b:38.092
CIE Luv	L:64.862 u:33.165 v:44.305
Decimal	12686937
Hunter Lab	58.201, 4.581, 26.317