Cultured Pearl (SW 6028)
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Cultured Pearl (SW 6028) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cultured Pearl
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cultured Pearl 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 Cultured Pearl, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Patience | PR-W11 | 73.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blank Canvas | 7001-16 | 76 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone Harbor | 1079-2 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Cultured Pearl (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Cultured Pearl
Darker than Cultured Pearl
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6028 |
| Hex | #E5DCD6 |
| RGB | 229, 220, 214 |
| HSL | 24°, 22%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, 2.0, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cultured Pearl (SW 6028), published as #E5DCD6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cultured Pearl (SW 6028)?
- Cultured Pearl has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cultured Pearl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cultured Pearl in another brand?
- Patience (Behr PR-W11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cultured Pearl warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cultured Pearl as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; 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.