Nuance (SW 7049)
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Nuance (SW 7049) is a light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nuance
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nuance 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 Nuance, 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 | Classic Gray | OC-23 | 73.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mission White | PPU24-15 | 73.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gilded Linen | 6002-1A | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silvery Moon | 1029-1 | 78 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Nuance (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Nuance
Darker than Nuance
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7049 |
| Hex | #E2E0D6 |
| RGB | 226, 224, 214 |
| HSL | 50°, 17%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -1.1, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nuance (SW 7049), published as #E2E0D6
#D0D6D4
#F4EAD6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nuance (SW 7049)?
- Nuance has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nuance is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Nuance in another brand?
- Mission White (Behr PPU24-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nuance warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nuance as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.