Ethereal White (SW 6182)
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Ethereal White (SW 6182) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ethereal White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ethereal 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 Ethereal 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 | Silver Satin | 856 | 74.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Polished | UL200-11 | 77.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gilded Linen | 6002-1A | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silvery Moon | 1029-1 | 78 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Ethereal White (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Ethereal White
Darker than Ethereal White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6182 |
| Hex | #E3E2D9 |
| RGB | 227, 226, 217 |
| HSL | 54°, 15%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -1.2, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ethereal White (SW 6182), published as #E3E2D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ethereal White (SW 6182)?
- Ethereal White has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ethereal White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ethereal White in another brand?
- Polished (Behr UL200-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ethereal White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ethereal White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.