Doyle Gold
HGSW 2146 · #EDC796 · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Doyle Gold61
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Doyle Gold, Really?
Doyle Gold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2146 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Doyle Gold
Doyle Gold 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 Doyle Gold
At LRV 61, Doyle Gold 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 Doyle Gold 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 2146 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 | Humble GoldSW 6380 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Filtered MoonM270-4 · Behr | 2.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Crestwood Tan116 · Benjamin Moore | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet Treats3005-6B · Valspar | 1.3 | 62.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Antique CreamPPG12-11 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Antique CreamPPG12-11 · Glidden | 3.3 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Doyle Gold 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 #EDC796 in HSL space. Pair Doyle Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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