Porcelain (SW 0053)
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Porcelain (SW 0053) is a light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Porcelain
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Porcelain by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Porcelain, 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 | Cocoa Butter | 1023 | 70.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Cashmere | PPU2-04 | 74.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Riviera Dune | 2008-10C | 77 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Toasted Marshmallow | 1019-1 | 76 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Porcelain (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Porcelain
Darker than Porcelain
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0053 |
| Hex | #E9E0D5 |
| RGB | 233, 224, 213 |
| HSL | 33°, 31%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 1.2, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Porcelain (SW 0053), published as #E9E0D5
#D8D6D3
#FBEAD5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Porcelain (SW 0053)?
- Porcelain has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Porcelain is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Porcelain in another brand?
- Toasted Marshmallow (PPG 1019-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Porcelain warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Porcelain as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.