Cotton White (SW 7104)
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Cotton White (SW 7104) is a very light, warm white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cotton White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cotton 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 Cotton 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 | Woodland Snow | 2161-70 | 85.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | China Cup | W-D-100 | 87.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Birchwood White | 7002-18 | 83 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Ecru | 1195-1 | 84 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Cotton White (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Cotton White
Darker than Cotton White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7104 |
| Hex | #F7EFE3 |
| RGB | 247, 239, 227 |
| HSL | 36°, 56%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.8, 0.7, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton White (SW 7104), published as #F7EFE3
#E5E5E1
#FFF9E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton White (SW 7104)?
- Cotton White has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton White in another brand?
- China Cup (Behr W-D-100) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cotton White as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.