Classical White

With an LRV of about 76, Classical 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Classical White in other brands

• Better Than Beige Kelly-Moore KMW34-1 Beige Very close ΔE 0.0
• Pollinate Half Dulux Australia S15E1H Beige Very close ΔE 0.2
• French Benjamin Moore 1093 Beige Very close ΔE 0.2
• Malted Milk Valspar 7003-9 Beige Very close ΔE 0.2
• Vintage Linen C2 Paint C2-564 Beige Very close ΔE 0.4
• Country Beige Asian Paints M8600 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Honied White Sherwin-Williams 7106 Beige
• Wool Skein Sherwin-Williams 6148 Beige

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Classical White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 12.1 and a value of 0.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Classical White?

Better Than Beige (KMW34-1), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Classical White?

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