Pure White (SW 7005)
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Pure White (SW 7005) is a very light, neutral white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pure White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pure 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 Pure 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 | Alabaster | 876 | 85.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Melting Icicles | BWC-20 | 82.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Snowed In | 6004-1A | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pegasus | 1010-1 | 81 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Pure White (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Pure White
Darker than Pure White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7005 |
| Hex | #EDECE6 |
| RGB | 237, 236, 230 |
| HSL | 51°, 16%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, -0.7, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pure White (SW 7005), published as #EDECE6
#DBE2E4
#FFF6E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pure White (SW 7005)?
- Pure White has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pure White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pure White in another brand?
- Snowed In (Valspar 6004-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pure White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pure White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.