Color spec
| Brand | Hirshfield's |
| Name | Carrot Cake |
| SKU | 1054 |
| Hex | #A34F3F |
| RGB | 163, 79, 63 |
| HSL | 10°, 44%, 44% |
| LRV | 15 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Brown |
About Hirshfield's Carrot Cake
With an LRV of 15, Carrot Cake is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its red 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Carrot Cake works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches at every US brand
20 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Backdrop
Rust-Oleum
Kompozit
Similar Hirshfield's colors
closest in the Hirshfield's deckThe nearest shades to Carrot Cake within Hirshfield's's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A34F3F in HSL space. Pair Carrot Cake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Hirshfield's Carrot Cake Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Carrot Cake from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Hirshfield's 1054 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Carrot Cake. The nearest is Bravado Red (SW 6320) at ΔE 4.82 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Bravado Red swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Behr's nearest match is Mojave Sunset (220D-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Mojave Sunset swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Terra Cotta Tile (2090-30), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Terra Cotta Tile swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Valspar, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Toasted Cranberry (2001-5A) — very close at ΔE 2.04, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 12.6 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Toasted Cranberry swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Carrot Cake
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Binge Watch (PPG13-15), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It runs slightly darker (LRV 13 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Binge Watch swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Glidden's nearest match is Binge Watch (PPG13-15), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It runs slightly darker (LRV 13 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Binge Watch swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Arizona Sun (306-6DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.23). It runs slightly darker (LRV 13 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Arizona Sun swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Carrot Cake
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Carrot Cake. The nearest is Burnt Scarlet (HGSW 2062) at ΔE 4.09 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Burnt Scarlet swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Carrot Cake is BBQ (DE5118) — very close at ΔE 2.25, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 13 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full BBQ swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Carrot Cake. The nearest is On Bosque (JG-36) at ΔE 4.86 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full On Bosque swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Bamboozle (NO. 304), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Bamboozle swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Dark Marmalade (1040), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Dark Marmalade swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Rodda, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Smoked Salmon (CA225) — very close at ΔE 3.25, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 13 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Smoked Salmon swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Carrot Cake
C2 Paint's nearest match is Ignition (C2-568), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.84). It runs slightly darker (LRV 13 vs 15) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Ignition swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, Big Apple (PNT100-DP-30), is clearly different (ΔE 7.94). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 1054 instead. See the full Big Apple swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, Zion (ZION), is clearly different (ΔE 8.56). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 1054 instead. See the full Zion swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, Emperors Silk (EMPERORS SILK), is clearly different (ΔE 9.45). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 1054 instead. See the full Emperors Silk swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, Bahaus (BD-BH), is clearly different (ΔE 7.65). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 1054 instead. See the full Bahaus swatch →
Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, Farmhouse Red (329211), is clearly different (ΔE 8.35). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 1054 instead. See the full Farmhouse Red swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Carrot Cake
The closest Kompozit equivalent of Carrot Cake is Carrot Cake (1054). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15). If Kompozit is your counter, order Carrot Cake and you'll get the same color. See the full Carrot Cake swatch →