Kestrel White (SW 7516)
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Kestrel White (SW 7516) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kestrel White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Kestrel White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Kestrel 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 | Frosted Toffee | 988 | 63.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Chocolate Froth | 720C-2 | 67.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coconut Milk | 2007-10C | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Casual Elegance | 1075-3 | 67 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Kestrel White (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Kestrel White
Darker than Kestrel White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7516 |
| Hex | #E0D6C8 |
| RGB | 224, 214, 200 |
| HSL | 35°, 28%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, 1.1, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kestrel White (SW 7516), published as #E0D6C8
#CFCCC6
#F2E0C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kestrel White (SW 7516)?
- Kestrel White has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kestrel White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Kestrel White in another brand?
- Casual Elegance (PPG 1075-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kestrel White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Kestrel White as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.