Clover Honey
0271 · #EBE0D1 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Clover Honey74
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Clover Honey, Really?
Clover Honey reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Hirshfield's 0271 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Clover Honey
Clover Honey 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 Clover Honey
At LRV 74, Clover Honey 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 Clover Honey 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 Hirshfield's 0271 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 | Steamed MilkSW 7554 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | LambskinBWC-22 · Behr | 0.6 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | French MacaroonCSP-335 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Totten's Inlet7006-9 · Valspar | 0.9 | 75.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Brandied PearsPPG1086-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Seed Pearl40YY 75/084 · Glidden | 0.9 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Hirshfield's Colors
The nearest shades to Clover Honey within Hirshfield's'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 #EBE0D1 in HSL space. Pair Clover Honey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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