Rare & Radiant
HGSW 4061 · #E8E3D9 · LRV 77 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Rare & Radiant77
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Rare & Radiant, Really?
Rare & Radiant reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 4061 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rare & Radiant
Rare & Radiant shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Rare & Radiant
Rare & Radiant is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Rare & Radiant 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 4061 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 | Pearly WhiteSW 7009 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cinnamon Cake (w-f-220)W-F-220 · Behr | 0.6 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Seapearl961 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Navy BeanV167 · Valspar | 0.6 | 77.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Oyster WhitePPG10-05 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 78 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mountain GrayPPG1021-1 · Glidden | 0.9 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Rare & Radiant 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 #E8E3D9 in HSL space. Pair Rare & Radiant with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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