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Fiery Hue

HGSW 3054 · #AE8E7E · LRV 30 · warm red-orange tone

HGSW 3054 · #AE8E7E · LRV 30 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.

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Fiery Hue
HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 3054 · #AE8E7E
Brand · codeHGTV Home by Sherwin-WilliamsHGSW 3054 · all HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams browns
LRV30Mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyBrown
Hex · RGB · HSL#AE8E7E · 174, 142, 126 · 20°, 23%, 59%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. 1Turkish Coffee5
  2. 2Porpoise13
  3. 3Fiery Hue30
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Fiery Hue, Really?

Fiery Hue 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 3054 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Fiery Hue

Fiery Hue 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Fiery Hue

Fiery Hue 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Fiery Hue 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 3054 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 Fiery Hue 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 Fiery Hue · 7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Fiery Hue · 3 : 1 · large text only

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 #AE8E7E in HSL space. Pair Fiery Hue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AE8E7E + #7E9EAE
TRIADIC
#AE8E7E · #7EAE8E · #8E7EAE
ANALOGOUS
#AE7E86 · #AE8E7E · #AEA67E

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