Mannered Gold
HGSW 2173 · #C19763 · LRV 34 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Rookwood Terra Cotta14
- 2Determined Orange22
- 3Mannered Gold34
- 4Venetian Plaster42
- 5Colonial Yellow59
What Color Is Mannered Gold, Really?
Mannered Gold 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 2173 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mannered Gold
Mannered Gold is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Mannered Gold
Mannered Gold sits in the mid-range at LRV 34, 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.
Most complaints about Mannered 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 2173 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 | Mannered GoldSW 6130 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 34 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wilmington Tan270F-5 · Behr | 2.4 | 34 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sandy Valley1112 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 33 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Western WearM139 · Valspar | 1.5 | 36.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Welcome HomePPG1092-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 36 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Welcome HomePPG1092-5 · Glidden | 2.1 | 36 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Mannered 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 #C19763 in HSL space. Pair Mannered Gold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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