Wheat Grass
HGSW 2216 · #CBB584 · LRV 48 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Wheat Grass, Really?
Wheat Grass 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 2216 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wheat Grass
Wheat Grass is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Wheat Grass
Wheat Grass sits in the mid-range at LRV 48, 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 Wheat Grass 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 2216 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 | Wheat GrassSW 6408 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 48 | Color page → |
| Behr | SummerwoodS290-4 · Behr | 3.8 | 48 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Shakespeare Tan228 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 47 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cache of CamelM254 · Valspar | 1.4 | 49.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SomberPPG1093-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 47 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SomberPPG1093-4 · Glidden | 1.7 | 47 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Wheat Grass 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 #CBB584 in HSL space. Pair Wheat Grass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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