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HIRSHFIELD'S · 0232

Hirshfield's Frond#C2BAAB · LRV 50

Frond reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Hirshfield's 0232 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

HIRSHFIELD'S FROND
RGB 194, 186, 171 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Hirshfield's
Name Frond
SKU 0232
Hex #C2BAAB
RGB 194, 186, 171
HSL 39°, 16%, 72%
LRV 50
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Hirshfield's Frond

At LRV 50, Frond 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.

Frond 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 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 neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7638 · #C0B9A9 · ΔE 0.85 · LRV 49
SW 6170 · #BFB9AA · ΔE 1.09 · LRV 49
SW 9567 · #C1BBB0 · ΔE 1.73 · LRV 50
SW 6163 · #C1BCA7 · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 50
SW 9647 · #BCBCAE · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 50

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.8
All neutral at Behr →
HDC-FL13-10 · #C2BBAB · ΔE 0.8 · LRV 50
ECC-46-1 · #C2BCAE · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 50
HDC-NT-16G · #C6BCAD · ΔE 1.2 · LRV 51
PPU8-18 · #C4BCA7 · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 50
N220-3 · #BCBBAE · ΔE 3.42 · LRV 49

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.94
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
984 · #C4BAAA · ΔE 0.94 · LRV 48
CSP-65 · #C4BAAB · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 50
1530 · #C0BBA9 · ΔE 2.27 · LRV 48
1005 · #C3B8AE · ΔE 3.27 · LRV 49
CC-394 · #C3B8AE · ΔE 3.27 · LRV 49

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.71
All neutral at Valspar →
8005-5C · #C1B6A5 · ΔE 1.71 · LRV 47
V135-3 · #C1B6A5 · ΔE 1.71 · LRV 47.3
8006-2D · #C1BBB0 · ΔE 1.73 · LRV 50
8004-26C · #C0BDAE · ΔE 2.61 · LRV 51
8004-27B · #BCBCAE · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 50

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1000-2 · #C2B9AD · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 49
PPG0998-2 · #BEBBB0 · ΔE 2.6 · LRV 50
PPG14-14 · #C6B8A5 · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 49
PPG1032-2 · #BCBBAD · ΔE 3.47 · LRV 49
PPG1019-3 · #C5B9AF · ΔE 3.66 · LRV 50

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All neutral at Glidden →
PPG1000-2 · #C2BAAD · ΔE 0.89 · LRV 50
30YY 49/071 · #C2B9AE · ΔE 2.09 · LRV 49
20YY 49/071 · #C5BBB0 · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 49
PPG1032-2 · #BDBBAD · ΔE 2.97 · LRV 49
10YY 48/071 · #C5B9AE · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 48

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
443-2DB · #BFB6AA · ΔE 1.88 · LRV 47
421-2DB · #C7BCA8 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 51
406-3DB · #C1B6AB · ΔE 2.95 · LRV 48
422-3DB · #BCBAAB · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 49
423-2DB · #C1BCA7 · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 50
HGSW 7638 · #C0B9A9 · ΔE 0.85 · LRV 49
HGSW 3226 · #BFB9AA · ΔE 1.09 · LRV 49
HGSW 6170 · #BFB9AA · ΔE 1.09 · LRV 49
HGSW 3446 · #C4B7A5 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 48
HGSW 7506 · #C4B7A5 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 48

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEGR20 · #BEB6AA · ΔE 1.68 · LRV 47
DEGR08 · #C1BBB2 · ΔE 2.58 · LRV 50
DEGR15 · #C0B6AB · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 47
DEGR16 · #BCB9AE · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 48
DEGR42 · #BBBCB2 · ΔE 4.49 · LRV 50

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-109 · #C5BBAC · ΔE 1.08 · LRV 50
JG-19 · #BDB7AC · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 48
JG-133 · #C6BBB2 · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 51
JG-123 · #BBBDB9 · ΔE 6.15 · LRV 50
JG-06 · #B9BFB5 · ΔE 6.73 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 283 · #C5BDAC · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 51
NO. 229 · #C7BEB3 · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 52
NO. 275 · #C0BCB3 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 50
NO. 58 · #C3BBA5 · ΔE 2.83 · LRV 50
NO. 234 · #BABBA5 · ΔE 5.79 · LRV 49

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.82
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0197 · #C2B9AB · ΔE 0.82 · LRV 49
0211 · #C0B9AC · ΔE 0.88 · LRV 49
0232 · #C2BCAD · ΔE 1.11 · LRV 50
0336 · #C6BCAA · ΔE 1.4 · LRV 51
H108 · #C1BCA8 · ΔE 2.92 · LRV 49

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All neutral at Rodda →
CA079 · #C2BAAD · ΔE 0.89 · LRV 50
CA140 · #C3BAA7 · ΔE 1.56 · LRV 50
R044 · #BCB8AE · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 49
CA036 · #C8BAA8 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 50
CA035 · #C5B7A7 · ΔE 2.89 · LRV 48

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-896 · #C4B8A3 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 49
C2-928 · #C1BCB3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 51
C2-798 · #C1B8AF · ΔE 3.07 · LRV 49
C2-784 · #C9BAAA · ΔE 3.33 · LRV 50
C2-943 · #BCBCAD · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 50

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.87
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13 · #C2B8B2 · ΔE 4.87 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-48 · #B5B9A6 · ΔE 6.52 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 9 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-49 · #ABBD9F · ΔE 12.77 · LRV 48

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All neutral at Portola Paints →
PIANO ROOM · #BAB6AB · ΔE 2.52 · LRV 47
SEVILLA · #BDB6A2 · ΔE 2.61 · LRV 47
TIKAL · #BDB49A · ΔE 4.53 · LRV 46
ABERDEEN · #B2B4AA · ΔE 5.38 · LRV 45
SIMMER DOWN · #BAB3B6 · ΔE 9.38 · LRV 46

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.98
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 4.98 · LRV 52
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 7.08 · LRV 47
VERSAILLES · #C4B58A · ΔE 9.06 · LRV 47
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 13.81 · LRV 48

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.31
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 5.31 · LRV 65
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 13.18 · LRV 53
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 13.37 · LRV 41
BD-RO · #D2A299 · ΔE 16.91 · LRV 38
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 17.97 · LRV 51

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.07
All neutral at Rust-Oleum →
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 9.07 · LRV 38
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 10.27 · LRV 48
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 10.44 · LRV 68
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 12 · LRV 64
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 16.36 · LRV 57

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All neutral at Kompozit →
0232 · #C2BAAB · ΔE 0 · LRV 50
0573 · #C0BBAE · ΔE 1.49 · LRV 50
0211 · #BFB6A9 · ΔE 1.54 · LRV 47
0197 · #C0B6A8 · ΔE 1.57 · LRV 47
0336 · #C5BAA6 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 50

Similar Hirshfield's colors

closest in the Hirshfield's deck

The nearest shades to Frond within Hirshfield's's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

0573 · LRV 50
H0108 · LRV 51
0336 · LRV 50
H0109 · LRV 51
0197 · LRV 48
0211 · LRV 48

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C2BAAB in HSL space. Pair Frond with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C2BAAB + #ABB3C2
TRIADIC
#C2BAAB · #ABC2BA · #BAABC2
ANALOGOUS
#C2AEAB · #C2BAAB · #BEC2AB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.93:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.91:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Hirshfield's Frond Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Frond 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 0232 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Frond

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Frond is Jogging Path (SW 7638). At ΔE 0.85 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Jogging Path and you'll get the same color. See the full Jogging Path swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Frond

The closest Behr equivalent of Frond is Wilderness Gray (HDC-FL13-10). At ΔE 0.8 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50). If Behr is your counter, order Wilderness Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Wilderness Gray swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Frond

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Old Soul (CSP-65), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.02). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Frond without repainting risk. See the full Old Soul swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Frond

Valspar's nearest match is Ask Me Anything (8006-2D), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Frond without repainting risk. See the full Ask Me Anything swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Frond

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Rocky Road (PPG1000-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.63). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Frond without repainting risk. See the full Rocky Road swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Frond

The closest Glidden equivalent of Frond is Rocky Road (PPG1000-2). At ΔE 0.89 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50). If Glidden is your counter, order Rocky Road and you'll get the same color. See the full Rocky Road swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Frond

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Frond is Cliff Face (422-3DB) — very close at ΔE 3.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cliff Face swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Frond

The closest HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Frond is Jogging Path (HGSW 7638). At ΔE 0.85 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50). If HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Jogging Path and you'll get the same color. See the full Jogging Path swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Frond

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Frond is Stay Calm (DEGR08) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Stay Calm swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Frond

Magnolia Home's nearest match is Solid Wood (JG-109), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.08). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Frond without repainting risk. See the full Solid Wood swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Frond

Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Drop Cloth (NO. 283), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Frond without repainting risk. See the full Drop Cloth swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Frond

The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Frond is Thistle Gray (0197). At ΔE 0.82 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Thistle Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Thistle Gray swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Frond

The closest Rodda equivalent of Frond is Fossil (CA079). At ΔE 0.89 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50). If Rodda is your counter, order Fossil and you'll get the same color. See the full Fossil swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Frond

C2 Paint has no exact twin of Frond. The nearest is Fava (C2-943) at ΔE 4.05 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Fava swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Frond

Clare has no exact twin of Frond. The nearest is Greige (PNT100-LT-13) at ΔE 4.87 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Greige swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Frond

At Portola Paints, the closest color to Frond is Sevilla (SEVILLA) — very close at ΔE 2.61, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 47 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sevilla swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Frond

Annie Sloan has no exact twin of Frond. The nearest is Paris Grey (PARIS GREY) at ΔE 4.98 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 50). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Paris Grey swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Frond

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Frond — the nearest deck color, Underdog (BD-UD), is clearly different (ΔE 13.37). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0232 instead. See the full Underdog swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Frond

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Frond — the nearest deck color, Aged Gray (285143), is clearly different (ΔE 10.27). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0232 instead. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Frond

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Frond is Frond (0232). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50). If Kompozit is your counter, order Frond and you'll get the same color. See the full Frond swatch →

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