Extra White (SW 7006)
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Extra White (SW 7006) is a very light, warm white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Extra White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Extra 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 Extra 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 | White Christmas | 872 | 82.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Windmill Wings | 610E-1 | 87.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blanched Pine | 7005-15 | 83 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Delicate White | 1001-1 | 88 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Extra White (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Extra White
Darker than Extra White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7006 |
| Hex | #EEEFEA |
| RGB | 238, 239, 234 |
| HSL | 72°, 14%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -1.2, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Extra White (SW 7006), published as #EEEFEA
#DCE5E8
#FFF9EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Extra White (SW 7006)?
- Extra White has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Extra White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Extra White in another brand?
- Windmill Wings (Behr 610E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Extra White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Extra White as warm, with a Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.