Topsail (SW 6217)
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Topsail (SW 6217) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Topsail
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Topsail 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 Topsail, 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 | Lookout Point | 1646 | 74.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | River Veil | MQ3-50 | 73.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Subtle Canopy | 7004-8 | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Inverness Gray | 1012-2 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Topsail (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Topsail
Darker than Topsail
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6217 |
| Hex | #DAE2E0 |
| RGB | 218, 226, 224 |
| HSL | 165°, 12%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -3.0, 0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Topsail (SW 6217), published as #DAE2E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Topsail (SW 6217)?
- Topsail has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Topsail is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Topsail in another brand?
- Subtle Canopy (Valspar 7004-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Topsail warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Topsail as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.0; 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.