Color spec
| Brand | HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Creamy |
| SKU | HGSW 4033 |
| Hex | #EFE8DB |
| RGB | 239, 232, 219 |
| HSL | 39°, 38%, 90% |
| LRV | 81 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Creamy
Creamy is very light — LRV 81, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Creamy shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
Closest matches at every US brand
14 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Dutch Boy
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Kompozit
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
C2 Paint
Diamond Vogel
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Backdrop
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Creamy 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.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EFE8DB in HSL space. Pair Creamy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Creamy Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Creamy from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 4033 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Creamy
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Creamy is Creamy (SW 7012). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 81). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Creamy and you'll get the same color. See the full Creamy swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Creamy
The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Creamy is Creamed Vanilla (018W). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 81). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Creamed Vanilla and you'll get the same color. See the full Creamed Vanilla swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Creamy
The closest Valspar equivalent of Creamy is Dover White (7007-1). At ΔE 0.49 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 81). If Valspar is your counter, order Dover White and you'll get the same color. See the full Dover White swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Creamy
The closest Magnolia Home equivalent of Creamy is Antique Rose (JG-23). At ΔE 0.5 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 81). If Magnolia Home is your counter, order Antique Rose and you'll get the same color. See the full Antique Rose swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Creamy
The closest Kompozit equivalent of Creamy is Hint of Vanilla (0001). At ΔE 0.53 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 81). If Kompozit is your counter, order Hint of Vanilla and you'll get the same color. See the full Hint of Vanilla swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Creamy
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Creamy is Purity (PPG14-20). At ΔE 0.77 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 81). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Purity and you'll get the same color. See the full Purity swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Creamy
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Creamy is Ball of String (DE6190). At ΔE 0.81 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 76 vs 81). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Ball of String and you'll get the same color. See the full Ball of String swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Creamy
The closest Behr equivalent of Creamy is Ivory Palace (PPU10-14). At ΔE 0.94 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 81). If Behr is your counter, order Ivory Palace and you'll get the same color. See the full Ivory Palace swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Creamy
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Hint of Vanilla (0001), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.08). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 81) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Creamy without repainting risk. See the full Hint of Vanilla swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Creamy
C2 Paint's nearest match is Serene (C2-580), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.25). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 81) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Creamy without repainting risk. See the full Serene swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Creamy
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is White Tie (NO. 2002), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 81) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Creamy without repainting risk. See the full White Tie swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Creamy
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Creamy is Candle White (2164-70) — very close at ΔE 2.01, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 79 vs 81) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Candle White swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Creamy
At Clare, the closest color to Creamy is Like Buttah (PNT100-LT-62) — very close at ΔE 2.27, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 80 vs 81) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Like Buttah swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Creamy
At Backdrop, the closest color to Creamy is Jane (BD-JA) — very close at ΔE 2.57, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 81) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Jane swatch →