White Hyacinth (SW 0046)
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White Hyacinth (SW 0046) is a very light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Hyacinth
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for White Hyacinth by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to White Hyacinth, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Evening White | 907 | 78.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Delicate Lace | PPU5-11 | 80.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Honey Vanilla | 7002-22 | 79 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pita Bread | 1089-1 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to White Hyacinth (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than White Hyacinth
Darker than White Hyacinth
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0046 |
| Hex | #F3E5D1 |
| RGB | 243, 229, 209 |
| HSL | 35°, 59%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, 1.5, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Hyacinth (SW 0046), published as #F3E5D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Hyacinth (SW 0046)?
- White Hyacinth has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Hyacinth is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Hyacinth in another brand?
- Honey Vanilla (Valspar 7002-22) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Hyacinth warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists White Hyacinth as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.