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Candied Lavender

HGSW 2406 · #BDC3CD · LRV 54 · cool blue tone

HGSW 2406 · #BDC3CD · LRV 54 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Candied LavenderHGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2406
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Candied Lavender
HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 2406 · #BDC3CD
Brand · codeHGTV Home by Sherwin-WilliamsHGSW 2406 · all HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams grays
LRV54Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#BDC3CD · 189, 195, 205 · 218°, 14%, 77%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Quietude48
  3. 3Candied Lavender54
  4. 4Sea Salt63
  5. 5Wickham Gray68
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Candied Lavender, Really?

Candied Lavender reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2406 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Candied Lavender

Candied Lavender 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Candied Lavender

At LRV 54, Candied Lavender is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Candied Lavender 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2406 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.

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Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors

The nearest shades to Candied Lavender 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.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Candied Lavender · 11.9 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Candied Lavender · 1.8 : 1 · fails for text

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 #BDC3CD in HSL space. Pair Candied Lavender with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDC3CD + #CDC7BD
TRIADIC
#BDC3CD · #CDBDC3 · #C3CDBD
ANALOGOUS
#BDCBCD · #BDC3CD · #BFBDCD

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