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Oyster White

Sherwin-Williams 7637

HEX
#E2DDD0
RGB
226, 221, 208
LAB
88.2, -0.5, 7.0
LRV
≈ 72
Family
Light Gray, warm
Nearest RAL
9001 Cream
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With an LRV of about 72, Oyster 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.

Oyster White in other brands

  • Texan Angel Kelly-Moore KM4597-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
  • Olympic Benjamin Moore 971 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
  • Gracious Valspar 6007-1A Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
  • Lady Jayne Crown B9720H Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
  • Light Granite Behr N340-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
  • Landing Plascon 67 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4

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 Oyster White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.0 and a value of -0.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

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

Texan Angel (KM4597-1), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Oyster White?

≈ 72. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.