Blonde
HGSW 2176 · #DCBD92 · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Blonde54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Blonde, Really?
Blonde reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2176 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blonde
Blonde is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Blonde
At LRV 54, Blonde is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Blonde are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2176 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | BlondeSW 6128 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | JutePMD-69 · Behr | 2.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sepia Tan1116 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Palomino Pony3004-8A · Valspar | 1.4 | 55.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | CrepePPG1094-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tuscan Tan20YY 53/238 · Glidden | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Blonde within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DCBD92 in HSL space. Pair Blonde with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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