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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6128

Sherwin-Williams Blonde#DCBD92 · LRV 54

Blonde reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6128 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS BLONDE
RGB 220, 189, 146 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Blonde
SKU SW 6128
Hex #DCBD92
RGB 220, 189, 146
HSL 35°, 51%, 72%
LRV 54
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Sherwin-Williams Blonde

At LRV 54, Blonde 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.

Blonde 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Honey Glow
SKU 0253 · #E0BF99 · LRV 55
ΔE 2.03 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1088-4
#D8B98C
Splash Of Honey
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 51
1094-4
#D4BC94
Crepe
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 52
16-10
#D9BC86
Hummus
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 52
1099-4
#D0BD94
Subtle Suede
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 52
1104-4
#D2C098
Sandy Pail
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 54

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All neutral at Behr →
300E-3
#E0C298
Clair De Lune
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 57
BXC-34
#D6BB8A
Mineral Yellow
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 52
MQ2-18
#D7BB88
Honey Tea
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 52
S250-3
#E2BA97
Honey Nougat
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 54
270E-3
#E1BB9A
Only Natural
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 54

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All neutral at Valspar →
3004-8A
#E1C097
Palomino Pony
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 55.8
8003-21C
#DFC19A
More Cowbell
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 56
8003-20D
#DAB88D
Jacob's Ladder
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 51
8003-19C
#D7BB98
Sandstone Cliff
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 52
3005-10A
#D5BD99
Sandy Cove
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 52.8

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.64
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1116
#DABD98
Sepia Tan
ΔE 1.64 · LRV
AF-345
#D8BA87
Honeymoon
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 51
CSP-970
#DBC295
Shortbread
ΔE 2.55 · LRV
AF-195
#DDBE9F
Terra Bella
ΔE 3.88 · LRV
1046
#D3C09D
Sandy Brown
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 52

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.39
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC739
#D9C09C
Golden Gate
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 55
DE6158
#D4BA8C
Buckskin
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 51
DE5325
#E1BB87
Regency Cream
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 53
DEC714
#DDB994
Friar Tuck
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 52
DE6165
#DABD84
Toasted Marshmallow
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.09
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 59
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 57
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 56
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.78
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 50
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 57
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 47
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 10.76 · LRV 52
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 51

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.3
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 6.3 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.69 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.07 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 12.34 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 16.83 · LRV 38

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.27
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 11.27 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 11.54 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 13.22 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 14.7 · LRV 60

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

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

SW 7692
Cupola Yellow
LRV 53
SW 9023
Dakota Wheat
LRV 54
SW 6394
Sequin
LRV 57
SW 6135
Ecru
LRV 51
SW 7677
Gold Vessel
LRV 54
SW 7689
Row House Tan
LRV 52

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DCBD92 in HSL space. Pair Blonde with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DCBD92 + #92B1DC
TRIADIC
#DCBD92 · #92DCBD · #BD92DC
ANALOGOUS
#DC9892 · #DCBD92 · #D6DC92

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.79:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.74:1 AAA

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

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