Spare White

With an LRV of about 77, Spare 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.

Spare White in other brands

• White Gold Asian Paints 8292 White Very close ΔE 0.2
• Snowy Mountains Dulux Australia SW1E6 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Swansdown Dulux UK 1977184 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Swan Dive Kelly-Moore KM4891-1 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• TVT 2105 Tikkurila White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Grey Shadow Nerolac 2946 White Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• High Reflective White Sherwin-Williams 7757 White
• Silverpointe Sherwin-Williams 7653 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as white
• Tritanopia Reads as white
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Spare White warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.2 and b value of 3.4 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Asian Paints color to Spare White?

White Gold (8292), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Spare White?

≈ 77. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.