Muslin Bolt
HGSW 3506 · #CBC0AD · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Muslin Bolt54
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Muslin Bolt, Really?
Muslin Bolt reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3506 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Muslin Bolt
Muslin Bolt 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 Muslin Bolt
At LRV 54, Muslin Bolt 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 Muslin Bolt 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 3506 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 | NaturelSW 7542 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Bungalow BeigeHDC-AC-10 · Behr | 1.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Royal FlaxCSP-315 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Oatbran6006-1B · Valspar | 1.1 | 54.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HideawayPPG14-26 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HideawayPPG14-26 · Glidden | 2.2 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Muslin Bolt 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 #CBC0AD in HSL space. Pair Muslin Bolt with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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