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Moderate White

Sherwin-Williams 6140

HEX
#E9DECF
RGB
233, 222, 207
LAB
89.0, 1.3, 8.7
LRV
≈ 74
Family
Beige, warm
Nearest RAL
9001 Cream
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With an LRV of about 74, Moderate 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.

Moderate White in other brands

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

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 Close to listed
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Moderate White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 8.7 and a value of 1.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

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

Vanilla Flower (KM4639-1), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Moderate White?

≈ 74. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.