Moderate White
HGSW 6140 · #E9DECF · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Moderate White74
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Moderate White, Really?
Moderate White reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6140 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Moderate White
Moderate White 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Moderate White
At LRV 74, Moderate White 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 Moderate White 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 6140 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 | Moderate WhiteSW 6140 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Designer WhiteICC-11 · Behr | 1.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | First CrushCSP-310 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Balance2004-10C · Valspar | 0.9 | 73.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | South PeakPPG1071-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | South PeakPPG1071-1 · Glidden | 0.9 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Moderate White 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 #E9DECF in HSL space. Pair Moderate White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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