Polite White

With an LRV of about 74, Polite 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.

Polite White in other brands

• Summer Blush Asian Paints 0945 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Java Cream 1 Dulux UK 1186843 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• TVT Y470 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Hempel 55490 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Wit Rabarber Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Biscuit Cream Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Ibis White Sherwin-Williams 7000 White
• Reticence Sherwin-Williams 6064 Light Gray

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 Polite White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.9 and a value of 2.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Asian Paints color to Polite White?

Summer Blush (0945), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Polite White?

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