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Desert Gold

2026 Paint PaintSAP1039-44

Desert Gold is a gentle Sanderson yellow with a softened, sunlit cast. In the 2026 Paint range, it reads as an easy warm colour rather than a strong gold.

soft pale yellow plain none casual drapery

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About this colour

At #EEE2A8, Desert Gold sits in a pale yellow range with a creamy undertone, so it lifts a room without turning harsh or lemony. In north-facing light it can look slightly quieter and more muted, with the warmth drawn down to a soft straw tone. In south-facing rooms it opens up more clearly, showing its golden side while still staying calm on the wall. In Active Emulsion or Waterbased Eggshell, it works well where a smooth painted finish is wanted on walls or joinery, especially beside natural oak, aged brass, and upholstery in muted greens, terracotta, or linen neutrals.

How to use it

Use Desert Gold in a kitchen, hall, or sitting room where you want warmth without deep colour. It sits well with painted skirting, cupboards, and simple upholstery in oatmeal, olive, or rust tones.

Desert Gold gives a wall a warm, light-filled yellow that stays soft rather than bright.

Sanderson 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Sanderson
Colour: #EEE2A8
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Active Emulsion, Waterbased Eggshell
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.

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Pairs well with

Desert Gold is a wall colour, so these are the cloths that sit against it: one of them on the curtains, the paint behind. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.