Natural Choice
Sherwin-Williams 7011
- HEX
- #E3DED0
- RGB
- 227, 222, 208
- LAB
- 88.5, -0.7, 7.5
- LRV
- ≈ 73
- Family
- Light Gray, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 9001 Cream
With an LRV of about 73, Natural Choice 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.
Natural Choice in other brands
- Market Square Tavern Shell Light Pratt & Lambert CW706 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
- Strand Benjamin Moore CSP-395 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Southern Breeze PPG 1097-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Southern Breeze Glidden PPG1097-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Gracious Valspar 6007-1A Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Light Granite Behr N340-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Roman Column Sherwin-Williams 7562 White
- Useful Gray Sherwin-Williams 7050 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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 Natural Choice warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.5 and a value of -0.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Pratt & Lambert color to Natural Choice?
Market Square Tavern Shell Light (CW706), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Natural Choice?
≈ 73. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.