Spare White (SW 6203)
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Spare White (SW 6203) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spare White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Spare 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 Spare 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 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Maritime White | BXC-89 | 78.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mineral Ash | 7006-19 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Spare White (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Spare White
Darker than Spare White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6203 |
| Hex | #E4E4DD |
| RGB | 228, 228, 221 |
| HSL | 60°, 11%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -1.2, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spare White (SW 6203), published as #E4E4DD
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#F6EEDD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spare White (SW 6203)?
- Spare White has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spare White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spare White in another brand?
- Mineral Ash (Valspar 7006-19) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spare White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Spare White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.