Butcher Paper
HGSW 2153 · #BA8C64 · LRV 30 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Butcher Paper, Really?
Butcher Paper reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2153 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Butcher Paper
Butcher Paper is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Butcher Paper
Butcher Paper sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Butcher Paper 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 2153 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 | Tatami TanSW 6116 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Almond RocaS260-5 · Behr | 2.0 | 31 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Harbor Highlands Tan1139 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 30 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Grizzly8003-17E · Valspar | 0.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fire DustPPG1081-5 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fire DustPPG1081-5 · Glidden | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Butcher Paper 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 #BA8C64 in HSL space. Pair Butcher Paper with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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