Pearly White (SW 7009)
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Pearly White (SW 7009) is a light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pearly White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pearly 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 Pearly 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 | Etiquette | AF-50 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Smoky White | BWC-13 | 77.9 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Totten's Inlet | 7006-9 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Paraffin | 14-31 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Pearly White (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Pearly White
Darker than Pearly White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7009 |
| Hex | #E8E3D9 |
| RGB | 232, 227, 217 |
| HSL | 40°, 25%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, 0.0, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pearly White (SW 7009), published as #E8E3D9
#D6D9D7
#FAEDD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pearly White (SW 7009)?
- Pearly White has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pearly White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pearly White in another brand?
- Smoky White (Behr BWC-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pearly White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pearly White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.