Rock Candy (SW 6231)
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Rock Candy (SW 6231) 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 Rock Candy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rock Candy 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 Rock Candy, 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 | Pearl River | 871 | 73.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Reflecting Pool | 720E-1 | 73.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sheer Light | 7004-16 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray Glimpse | 1036-1 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Rock Candy (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Rock Candy
Darker than Rock Candy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6231 |
| Hex | #DEE1DF |
| RGB | 222, 225, 223 |
| HSL | 140°, 5%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, -1.4, 0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rock Candy (SW 6231), published as #DEE1DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rock Candy (SW 6231)?
- Rock Candy has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rock Candy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rock Candy in another brand?
- Pearl River (BM 871) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rock Candy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rock Candy as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.6; 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.