Aurum Brushed Gold Cabinet Hardware

Aurum brushed gold cabinet hardware and its Latin name

Aurum brushed gold cabinet hardware takes its name from the Latin word for gold, and the finish delivers on that directly: a warm, saturated gold tone with the reflection knocked down by a brushed texture rather than left fully polished. Richelieu casts most of this finish onto Zamak hardware, giving the pieces enough heft to feel substantial in the hand at a lower cost than solid brass construction.

Styles this finish pairs with

Brushing down the shine keeps this gold from reading as flashy, so it turns up mostly on modern and contemporary pull profiles instead of ornate traditional ones with heavier detailing. It pairs naturally with white or dark navy cabinetry, where the warm tone provides contrast without competing against wood grain the way it might on a stained cabinet door.

Durability and upkeep

Brushed finishes generally hide fingerprints better than a polished equivalent, since the texture scatters light rather than reflecting it back from one concentrated spot. A soft cloth clears away everyday grease near a pull that gets handled daily; harsh abrasive cleaners will eventually dull the brushed texture and are worth avoiding for that reason.

Related gold and brass tones

For a bolder, mirror-bright gold without the softened texture, compare gold finishes stocked in a separate collection. For a tone with more brown undertone instead of yellow, brass is worth a look as well.

Richelieu builds this finish across several pull lengths within the same profile family, from shorter options suited to narrow drawers up through longer bars for wide cabinet doors. Ordering within one profile line, rather than mixing the Transitional and Contemporary shapes on the same run of cabinets, keeps the design language consistent even though both share the identical finish and material.

Because the finish name references a specific brushed process rather than a single fixed shade, a pull ordered years apart from the original run can still land close enough to pass as a match, more so than with polished finishes that show wear unevenly. If replacing only a portion of a kitchen's hardware, keeping the order within the same collection reduces the odds of a visible seam between old and new pulls.