Moderne White (SW 6168)
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Moderne White (SW 6168) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moderne White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Moderne White 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 Moderne 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 | Classic Gray | OC-23 | 73.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Roadster White | N370-1 | 74.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gilded Linen | 6002-1A | 75 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Paraffin | 14-31 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Moderne White (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Moderne White
Darker than Moderne White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6168 |
| Hex | #E2E0D7 |
| RGB | 226, 224, 215 |
| HSL | 49°, 16%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -0.9, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moderne White (SW 6168), published as #E2E0D7
#D0D6D5
#F4EAD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moderne White (SW 6168)?
- Moderne White has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moderne White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Moderne White in another brand?
- Gilded Linen (Valspar 6002-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moderne White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Moderne White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.