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Ethereal White

Sherwin-Williams 6182

HEX
#E3E2D9
RGB
227, 226, 217
LAB
89.7, -1.2, 4.5
LRV
≈ 76
Family
Light Gray, warm
Nearest RAL
9010 Pure White
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With an LRV of about 76, Ethereal 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.

Ethereal White in other brands

  • Polished Behr UL200-11 White Very close ΔE 0.4
  • Whitestone Kelly-Moore WS10 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
  • Ancient Starlight Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Silver Benjamin Moore 856 White Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Haast Half Dulux Australia NZ9G3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Gilded Linen Valspar 6002-1A Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

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 Ethereal White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.5 and a value of -1.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Ethereal White?

Polished (UL200-11), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Ethereal White?

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