Painter's White

With an LRV of about 76, Painter's White reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Painter's White in other brands

• Origami White Sherwin-Williams 7636 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• White Century Dulux Australia SW1A2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Kaolin Tikkurila H497 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Stone Quarry Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Wispy White Valspar 7006-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Swan Song Kelly-Moore WS6 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Snow Day Behr HDC-WR16-01 White
• Purple Essence Behr 660E-2 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Painter's White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.3 and a value of -0.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Sherwin-Williams color to Painter's White?

Origami White (7636), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Painter's White?

≈ 76. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.