Hush White (SW 6042)
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Hush White (SW 6042) is a light, neutral greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hush White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hush White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Hush 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 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cameo Stone | N160-1 | 75.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Crushed Out | 7001-19 | 70 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Wistful Beige | 1061-2 | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Hush White (LRV 72) by LRV.
Darker than Hush White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6042 |
| Hex | #E5DAD4 |
| RGB | 229, 218, 212 |
| HSL | 21°, 25%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.8, 2.7, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hush White (SW 6042), published as #E5DAD4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hush White (SW 6042)?
- Hush White has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hush White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hush White in another brand?
- Pampas Grass (BM 2110-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hush White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hush White as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.