Fresh Forsythia
HGSW 1155 · #F4BF77 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Fresh Forsythia58
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Fresh Forsythia, Really?
Fresh Forsythia reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1155 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fresh Forsythia
Fresh Forsythia 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 Fresh Forsythia
At LRV 58, Fresh Forsythia 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 Fresh Forsythia 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 1155 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 | SunriseSW 6668 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Luscious LemonHDC-MD-24 · Behr | 2.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Crisp159 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden Chime3006-5C · Valspar | 0.7 | 57.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Golden OpportunityPPG1204-6 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden OpportunityPPG1204-6 · Glidden | 1.5 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Fresh Forsythia 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 #F4BF77 in HSL space. Pair Fresh Forsythia with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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