Softer Tan
HGSW 3177 · #DACAB2 · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Softer Tan60
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Softer Tan, Really?
Softer Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3177 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Softer Tan
Softer Tan 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 Softer Tan
At LRV 60, Softer Tan 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 Softer Tan 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 3177 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 | Softer TanSW 6141 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Estate LimestoneQE-27 · Behr | 0.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Everlasting1038 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rattan Basket3007-10C · Valspar | 1.2 | 61.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Seriously SandPPG1085-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Seriously SandPPG1085-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Softer Tan 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 #DACAB2 in HSL space. Pair Softer Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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