What else are you trying to match? You can get accessories in the same color from delta.

I used the Brizo Luxe Gold in my master bathroom, which is a similar color. I had no problem pairing it up with shower door hinges from C.R. Laurence, shower baskets from Kartners, Shower/grab bar from Jaclo and shower head from Speakman.

The main thing is the freestanding tub faucet. We really don’t want to spend 1500 dollars on a delta one. I’ve found some cabinet hardware and light fixtures that will match through some other discussions on here.

Have you looked at a tub that will take a deck mounted faucet?

I my previous house I had bought a really expensive tub and freestanding faucet, but we never take baths and no one ever saw the fancy tub and faucet. When we built I looked for something that looked nice, but was cheaper.

I used this tub from Maax and the matching Brizo Luxe Gold deck mounted faucet.

Faucets is not an area that I would skimp on. You want quality, durability, good customer service and value for your plumbing fixtures, and Delta gets good reviews for that.

If you do not want to spend $1500 on a faucet, don't put in a tub that requires that type of faucet. They never get used anyway, so you‘ve wasted 4K+ on space wasting ornamentation. Design your bath for the way you live, not some fantasy life for an unknown future buyer that doesn't exist.

Okay-so we are currently in the process of building a house and we originally bought some faucets/shower stuff in delta champagne bronze (which I loved) but after reading some stuff on here about how hard it is to match I’m now wondering if we should switch to a gold color by another company?

I'd go with simple, CLASSIC chrome. At some point something will need to be replaced, and -- yes -- matching today's trendy colors will be difficult. No one will ever say, "Yuck, they went with plain old chrome", but in a decade they may say, "Can you believe they chose that flash-in-a-pan color?"

Faucets is not an area that I would skimp on. You want quality, durability, good customer service and value for your plumbing fixtures, and Delta gets good reviews for that.

Agree, go with quality -- having plumbing fixed is a major headache, and a drip can ruin your floors, etc.

If you do not want to spend $1500 on a faucet, don't put in a tub that requires that type of faucet.

Agree. A tub is an example of a build-item that can bring in a great number of add-on costs. BUT I don't agree that tubs are never used; sometimes ours is used more than once in a day -- I agree with you that the point is, Buy for your real life, not for aspirational ideas or potential resale.