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How it reads
Hushed Auburn SW 9080 is a muted red-family colour from Sherwin-Williams with an LRV of 26.38. Livingetc describes it as a dusky pink with red undertones that behaves like a clay-like neutral.
In the MONIOMI Design powder room on this page, photographed by Jeanne Canto, it covers the walls around a floral wallpapered vanity wall, a skirted sink and patterned floor tiles.
What Hushed Auburn is
Hushed Auburn SW 9080 sits in Sherwin-Williams' red family, with a hex of #A8857A and an LRV of 26.38.
Livingetc describes it as a dusky pink with red undertones and a clay-like neutral, and quotes Sherwin-Williams' Emily Kantz: "The warmness of this hue makes any space feel cozy and inviting."
How it behaves in light
At an LRV around 26 it absorbs a good share of light, so it reads deeper and browner in shade and rosier in daylight.
In a windowless or dim powder room like the one here, warm lamplight brings out its red undertone.
Where to use it
In the MONIOMI Design powder room on this page, photographed by Jeanne Canto, it covers the walls around a floral wallpapered vanity wall, a wood vanity, a skirted sink and patterned tile.
Small rooms suit it well: the earthy pink makes a compact space feel enveloping.
What it sits next to
Livingetc pairs it with creamy whites, sage or saffron, and with Sherwin-Williams Heron Plume or Gorgeous White.
On this site, compare it with Sandbank, a lighter Sherwin-Williams pink-beige, and Mulberry Silk, a deeper mauve-brown.
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