Paperwhite (SW 7105)
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Paperwhite (SW 7105) is a very light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Paperwhite
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Paperwhite 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 Paperwhite, 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 | Butter Pecan | 2165-70 | 85.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Angel Food | 290A-1 | 86.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Ivory | 7006-6 | 82 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spun Cotton | 1203-1 | 84 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Paperwhite (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Paperwhite
Darker than Paperwhite
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7105 |
| Hex | #F7EFDE |
| RGB | 247, 239, 222 |
| HSL | 41°, 61%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, -0.1, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Paperwhite (SW 7105), published as #F7EFDE
#E5E5DC
#FFF9DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Paperwhite (SW 7105)?
- Paperwhite has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Paperwhite is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Paperwhite in another brand?
- Angel Food (Behr 290A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Paperwhite warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Paperwhite as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.