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
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
- 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 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.