Dreamy White (SW 6021)
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Dreamy White (SW 6021) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dreamy White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dreamy White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Dreamy White, 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 | Pampas Grass | 2110-60 | 72.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Dreamy White | 120E-1 | 70.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crushed Out | 7001-19 | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Wistful Beige | 1061-2 | 74 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Dreamy White (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Dreamy White
Darker than Dreamy White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6021 |
| Hex | #E3D9D5 |
| RGB | 227, 217, 213 |
| HSL | 17°, 20%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, 2.7, 3.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dreamy White (SW 6021), published as #E3D9D5
#D2CFD3
#F5E3D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dreamy White (SW 6021)?
- Dreamy White has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dreamy White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dreamy White in another brand?
- Dreamy White (Behr 120E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dreamy White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dreamy White as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.2; 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.