Creamy (SW 7012)
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Creamy (SW 7012) is a very light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Creamy 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 Creamy, 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 | Collector's Item | AF-45 | 81.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Table Linen | PPL-50 | 82.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Antique White | 7002-20 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sugar Soap | 1084-1 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Creamy (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy
Darker than Creamy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7012 |
| Hex | #EFE8DB |
| RGB | 239, 232, 219 |
| HSL | 39°, 38%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, 0.2, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy (SW 7012), published as #EFE8DB
#DDDED9
#FFF2DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy (SW 7012)?
- Creamy has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy in another brand?
- Antique White (Valspar 7002-20) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Creamy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.