Welcome White (SW 6658)
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Welcome White (SW 6658) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Welcome White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Welcome White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Welcome 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 | Durango Dust | 2165-60 | 78.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dappled Sunlight | ECC-12-1 | 78 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Almond Cream | 3001-4C | 80 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Spray | 1089-2 | 80 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Welcome White (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Welcome White
Darker than Welcome White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6658 |
| Hex | #F3E3CA |
| RGB | 243, 227, 202 |
| HSL | 37°, 63%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, 1.5, 14.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Welcome White (SW 6658), published as #F3E3CA
#E2D9C8
#FFEDCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Welcome White (SW 6658)?
- Welcome White has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Welcome White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Welcome White in another brand?
- Durango Dust (BM 2165-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Welcome White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Welcome White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.2; 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.