Glimmer (SW 6476)
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Glimmer (SW 6476) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glimmer
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Glimmer 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 Glimmer, 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 | Stonewashed | 865 | 79.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Glimmer | 490E-1 | 79.3 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dew Drop | 7004-15 | 78 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sea Pearl | 1136-1 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Glimmer (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Glimmer
Darker than Glimmer
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6476 |
| Hex | #E0E7E2 |
| RGB | 224, 231, 226 |
| HSL | 137°, 13%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.0, -3.2, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glimmer (SW 6476), published as #E0E7E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glimmer (SW 6476)?
- Glimmer has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glimmer is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glimmer in another brand?
- Glimmer (Behr 490E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glimmer warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Glimmer as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.