Truffle Oil
HGSW 2504 · #A48D77 · LRV 28 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Roycroft Brass15
- 2Anonymous20
- 3Truffle Oil28
- 4Light French Gray53
- 5Accessible Beige58
What Color Is Truffle Oil, Really?
Truffle Oil 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 2504 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Truffle Oil
Truffle Oil is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Truffle Oil
Truffle Oil sits in the mid-range at LRV 28, 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 Truffle Oil 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 2504 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 | Sandy RidgeSW 7535 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 28 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cottage WalkECC-17-1 · Behr | 2.5 | 28 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Clay1034 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 28 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Chocolate Cream PieM143 · Valspar | 0.8 | 27.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Oyster ShellPPG14-13 · PPG / Glidden | 3.5 | 29 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Reindeer Fur20YY 29/161 · Glidden | 2.7 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Truffle Oil 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 #A48D77 in HSL space. Pair Truffle Oil with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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