Simple White (SW 7021)
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Simple White (SW 7021) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simple White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Simple White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Simple 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 | Silver Bells | 1458 | 68.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Hint Of Mauve | PPL-63 | 71.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Vanilla Steam | 2006-10C | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Steel Me | 1018-1 | 67 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Simple White (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Simple White
Darker than Simple White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7021 |
| Hex | #DFD9D2 |
| RGB | 223, 217, 210 |
| HSL | 32°, 17%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, 0.8, 4.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simple White (SW 7021), published as #DFD9D2
#CECFD0
#F1E3D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simple White (SW 7021)?
- Simple White has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simple White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Simple White in another brand?
- Vanilla Steam (Valspar 2006-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Simple White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Simple White as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.2; 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.