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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7706

Sherwin-Williams Creole Cottage#E7B89A · LRV 54

Creole Cottage reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7706 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CREOLE COTTAGE
RGB 231, 184, 154 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Creole Cottage
SKU SW 7706
Hex #E7B89A
RGB 231, 184, 154
HSL 23°, 62%, 75%
LRV 54
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Orange

About Sherwin-Williams Creole Cottage

At LRV 54, Creole Cottage 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.

Creole Cottage 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 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 orange from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.34
All orange at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5213 · #E6B99F · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 50
DE5255 · #ECBF9F · ΔE 1.96 · LRV 54
DE5262 · #DEB699 · ΔE 2.16 · LRV 48
DET445 · #E0B695 · ΔE 2.34 · LRV 50
DEC714 · #DDB994 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 49

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All orange at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1201-4 · #E7B693 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 53
PPG1069-3 · #E4BCA5 · ΔE 2.65 · LRV 55
PPG1199-4 · #E4B096 · ΔE 2.94 · LRV 50
PPG1195-4 · #F0B599 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 54
PPG18-15 · #E2B8A9 · ΔE 5.49 · LRV 53

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All orange at Diamond Vogel →
1009 · #E0B494 · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 51
1016 · #EEB793 · ΔE 2.22 · LRV 54
1036 · #EFB698 · ΔE 2.65 · LRV 54
1002 · #DFBA9B · ΔE 3.28 · LRV 53
0048 · #E6BBA9 · ΔE 4.36 · LRV 55

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.93
All orange at Behr →
280C-3 · #ECB693 · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 53
HDC-CT-04 · #E0BCA1 · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 54
S250-3 · #E2BA97 · ΔE 3.3 · LRV 54
270E-3 · #E1BB9A · ΔE 3.4 · LRV 54
PPU3-09 · #DBB99E · ΔE 3.76 · LRV 52

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2
All orange at Kompozit →
1002 · #E1B797 · ΔE 2 · LRV 52
1016 · #F1B690 · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 54
1036 · #F1B393 · ΔE 3.64 · LRV 53
0995 · #EABE97 · ΔE 3.72 · LRV 57
0048 · #E8B8A7 · ΔE 5.15 · LRV 54

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All orange at Dutch Boy →
309-3DB · #E5BBA3 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 55
210-4DB · #E3B28F · ΔE 2.18 · LRV 50
209-3DB · #E6B18E · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 50
208-3DB · #E4B9A2 · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 54
312-3DB · #E8BE9B · ΔE 3 · LRV 57

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.27
All orange at Valspar →
2006-6B · #E8BE9E · ΔE 2.27 · LRV 56.6
V082-2 · #E8BCA7 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 55.8
2004-8B · #DDBAA1 · ΔE 3.34 · LRV 53
8002-12B · #ECBBA8 · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 56
V044-2 · #ECBBA8 · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 56.2

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All orange at Benjamin Moore →
1215 · #DEB59D · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 51
1206 · #DCB79F · ΔE 2.95 · LRV 52
2175-50 · #EAB59D · ΔE 3.26 · LRV 53
053 · #E2B5A5 · ΔE 5.31 · LRV 52
AF-195 · #DDBE9F · ΔE 5.43 · LRV 55

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.85
All orange at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 9801 · #E9BFAB · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 58
NO. 9906 · #D7BCAC · ΔE 6.44 · LRV 53
NO. 231 · #D9C0AE · ΔE 6.8 · LRV 56
NO. 9907 · #DEC7A5 · ΔE 9.33 · LRV 59
NO. 16 · #D1C19F · ΔE 11.91 · LRV 54

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.23
All orange at C2 Paint →
BD64 · #E5C2A4 · ΔE 4.23 · LRV 58
C2-815 · #D9BBA1 · ΔE 5.06 · LRV 53
BD72 · #EFBD8C · ΔE 5.73 · LRV 57
C2-544 · #EBB7A7 · ΔE 6.05 · LRV 54
C2-831 · #D6BFA0 · ΔE 8.51 · LRV 54

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.97
All orange at Backdrop →
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 5.97 · LRV 53
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 6.64 · LRV 60
BD-RO · #D2A299 · ΔE 10.1 · LRV 38
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 13.22 · LRV 60
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 14.74 · LRV 65

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.22
All orange at Clare →
Pop
PNT100-LT-26 · #F7CCB9 · ΔE 6.22 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-60 · #DEC4B8 · ΔE 7.9 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-27 · #FDBFB6 · ΔE 10.32 · LRV 62
PNT100-LT-13 · #C2B8B2 · ΔE 13.06 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 13.28 · LRV 61

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.78
All orange at Magnolia Home →
JG-154 · #CCAF9F · ΔE 6.78 · LRV 46
JG-26 · #E8C3B8 · ΔE 7.5 · LRV 60
JG-40 · #DEB578 · ΔE 9.94 · LRV 50
JG-156 · #D3C9B7 · ΔE 13.07 · LRV 59
JG-43 · #DDC588 · ΔE 13.51 · LRV 57

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Creole Cottage 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 6345 · LRV 54
SW 6338 · LRV 54
SW 6359 · LRV 57
SW 6352 · LRV 50
SW 6331 · LRV 53
SW 7677 · LRV 54

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E7B89A in HSL space. Pair Creole Cottage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E7B89A + #9AC9E7
TRIADIC
#E7B89A · #9AE7B8 · #B89AE7
ANALOGOUS
#E79AA2 · #E7B89A · #E7DF9A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.79:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.72:1 AAA

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

Sherwin-Williams Creole Cottage Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Creole Cottage 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 7706 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Creole Cottage

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Seasonal Beige (DE5213), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Creole Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Seasonal Beige swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Creole Cottage

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Gentle Doe (PPG1201-4), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.63). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Creole Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Gentle Doe swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Creole Cottage

Behr's nearest match is Fresh Praline (280C-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.93). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Creole Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Fresh Praline swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Creole Cottage

At Kompozit, the closest color to Creole Cottage is Tea Cookie (1002) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 52 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tea Cookie swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Creole Cottage

At Valspar, the closest color to Creole Cottage is Southern Peach (2006-6B) — very close at ΔE 2.27, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56.6 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Southern Peach swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Creole Cottage

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Creole Cottage is Winsome Coral (208-3DB) — very close at ΔE 2.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Winsome Coral swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Creole Cottage

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Creole Cottage is Peach Blossom (2175-50) — very close at ΔE 3.26, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Peach Blossom swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Creole Cottage

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Creole Cottage is Tea Cookie (1002) — very close at ΔE 3.28, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tea Cookie swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Creole Cottage

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Creole Cottage. The nearest is Pink Cup (NO. 9801) at ΔE 3.85 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pink Cup swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Creole Cottage

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Creole Cottage — the nearest deck color, Boy Meets Girl (BD-BG), is clearly different (ΔE 5.97). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 7706 instead. See the full Boy Meets Girl swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Creole Cottage

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Creole Cottage — the nearest deck color, Tomfoolery (C2-544), is clearly different (ΔE 6.05). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 7706 instead. See the full Tomfoolery swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Creole Cottage

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Creole Cottage — the nearest deck color, Cabbage Rose (JG-26), is clearly different (ΔE 7.5). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 7706 instead. See the full Cabbage Rose swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Creole Cottage

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Creole Cottage — the nearest deck color, Meet Cute (PNT100-LT-60), is clearly different (ΔE 7.9). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 7706 instead. See the full Meet Cute swatch →

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