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Yukon Gold Concrete Stain: Project Gallery

Apr 26, 2026 Justin Richardson

Yukon Gold is a warm honey-gold — bright enough to lift a big expanse of gray concrete, and light enough that a pool deck in it does not turn into a hotplate in July. That last part comes up a lot: several of the projects below switched to Yukon Gold specifically because a darker stain had made their deck too hot to walk on. It is stocked as 430 Antiquing™, 730 Portico™, and 530 EasyTint™.

Revitalized pool patio with Yukon Gold EasyTint™

A stamped concrete pool deck in Yukon Gold EasyTint™ Satin.

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Available in: EasyTint™ · Antiquing™ · Portico™
Note: Yukon Gold is not offered as an AcquaTint™ or as a dye — for a broomed or stamped slab use Antiquing™ or EasyTint™, and for pavers use Portico™.

Note on results: every photo here is a real Direct Colors customer project. Our stains are semi-transparent, so your concrete's original tone and condition shape the final color — always test a small area before you commit to the whole surface.

A Michigan pool deck that got too hot to use

This deck takes winters, wind, rain, and salt pool water. It had been done five years earlier in a darker tinted sealer that held up well — you can still see the darker patches where rugs and furniture sat — but the surface hit around 130°F on peak summer days. Yukon Gold was chosen as a warmer, lighter brown to fix exactly that.

Color: Yukon Gold EasyTint™ Satin
Coats: Two tinted on separate days, then EasySeal™ Satin clear
Applied by: 3/8 in. and 18 in. rollers plus a brush — no sprayer
Materials: 10 gal. tinted sealer, ~3 gal. clear, OxiGrip™ anti-slip additive
Size: 1,400 sq. ft.
Time: 3 days, about 20 man-hours for two people

A faded stamped concrete pool deck, showing signs of wear and weathering.

A faded stamped concrete deck, showing signs of wear and weathering.

Revitalized stamped concrete deck, freshly stained, showcasing rich and renewed colors.

Weathered pool patio with darker spots under rugs and furniture — Before — five-year-old dark tinted sealer, faded and hot underfoot.

Two female customers diligently applying the Yukon Gold EasyTint second coat to a stamped concrete deck

Rolling out the second coat of Yukon Gold EasyTint™.

“We had done a darker stain then but the patio gets to be around 130 degrees in peak summer days, so we picked Yukon Gold this time for a warmer still brown, less dark option… Without a sprayer, we rolled and filled in the stamped concrete with 3/8 in paint rollers and paint brush for those hard to reach spots. I am beyond thrilled with the result and feel like I have a brand new backyard again!”
Tips: “If you don't have a good sprayer, we found the sealer just clogs and wasn't worth the time spent, which is why we rolled it and also didn't have to worry about over spray. 18 in rollers were great at getting more area done quickly, and if your patio gets too hot and your coat gets too thick, you will have bubbling.”
— DIY Customer, Michigan

A first-timer's 2,000 sq. ft. Woodland Hills backyard

Ten years of California sun had bleached this stamped concrete out of its original Mesa Buff. The owner had never stained concrete before, ordered a sample kit, and went with Yukon Gold Antiquing™ and a solvent-based satin sealer. Half the job went on with a nap roller and half with a pump sprayer — which turned out to be the whole lesson.

Color: Yukon Gold Antiquing™ + solvent-based acrylic satin sealer
Prep: 2,300 PSI power wash, paint stripper, scrub brush
Applied by: Nap roller around the pool and fire pit, pump sprayer for the rest
Size: 2,000 sq. ft.
Time: 7 days — about 4 working, the rest drying

Antiquing Stain Patio Pool Deck Yukon Gold Before — Before — a decade of sun-fade on stamped concrete.

Stained and Sealed Concrete Pool Deck — After — Yukon Gold Antiquing™, satin sealed.

“I was a little reluctant to use the pump sprayer at first, as I thought I would end up putting too much on and wasting a lot of product… Glad I did, because using the pump sprayer vs. the nap roller was like night and day. The amount of area I covered using the nap roller, I did in a fraction of the time using the pump sprayer.”
Tips: “Buy a pump sprayer. (Important note: if you have acetone-based dyes in your stain or sealer, buy a pump sprayer that's acetone resistant, otherwise the acetone will ruin the sprayer hose, seals and gaskets.) Surface preparation is extremely important when it comes to your final overall look.”
— DIY Customer, Woodland Hills, CA

A gold driveway with a black-tie edge

A refinished driveway on a Resurface-It™ overlay: Yukon Gold across the field, framed with a Black EasyTint™ border. The dark edge is what makes the gold read as deliberate rather than as faded concrete.

Yukon Gold blended 50-50 with Goldenrod

A mottled driveway and walkway made by mixing Yukon Gold and Goldenrod half-and-half in the sprayer — a simple way to get variation without applying two separate colors.

Note on Goldenrod: Goldenrod is no longer part of the Antiquing™ range. It is available today in EasyTint™, color 514.

A stained driveway showcasing a mottled look from a blend of Yukon Gold and Goldenrod Antiquing stains.

A stained walkway exuding warm tones with the unique mix of Yukon Gold and Goldenrod Antiquing stains.

Concrete driveway stained with Yukon Gold Antiquing Stain and Black EasyTint — The Yukon Gold driveway with its Black-tinted satin border.

After the transformation: The backyard comes alive again with the rich Yukon Gold Antiquing™ Stain and a satin finish from EasySeal™ — Another finished Yukon Gold pool deck.

Yukon Gold on pavers

On pavers the product is Portico™. This driveway used five colors — Driftwood, Aztec Brown, Khaki, Terracotta, and Yukon Gold — each paver stained individually and every edge run in Driftwood, then sealed gloss. The result matches the porch.