Original White (SW 7077)
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Original White (SW 7077) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Original White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Original 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 Original 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 | Hampshire Rocks | 1450 | 74.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pink Chalk | MQ3-03 | 74.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Heirloom Pink | 7001-18 | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fall Chill | 1003-1 | 73 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Original White (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Original White
Darker than Original White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7077 |
| Hex | #E2DEDB |
| RGB | 226, 222, 219 |
| HSL | 26°, 11%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, 0.8, 2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Original White (SW 7077), published as #E2DEDB
#D0D4D9
#F4E8DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Original White (SW 7077)?
- Original White has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Original White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Original White in another brand?
- Fall Chill (PPG 1003-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Original White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Original White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.0; 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.