Nonchalant White (SW 6161)
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Nonchalant White (SW 6161) is a light, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nonchalant White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nonchalant 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 Nonchalant 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 | Going to the Chapel | 1527 | 71.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Alpine Frost | BWC-28 | 72.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | City Steam | 7006-5 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rain Cloud | 1125-1 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Nonchalant White (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Nonchalant White
Darker than Nonchalant White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6161 |
| Hex | #DEDDD1 |
| RGB | 222, 221, 209 |
| HSL | 55°, 16%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, -1.8, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nonchalant White (SW 6161), published as #DEDDD1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nonchalant White (SW 6161)?
- Nonchalant 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 Nonchalant White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Nonchalant White in another brand?
- Alpine Frost (Behr BWC-28) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nonchalant White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nonchalant White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.