Crème (SW 7556)
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Crème (SW 7556) is a very light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crème
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Crème by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Crème, 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 | Sandy Beaches | 946 | 79.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Clean Canvas | HDC-AC-11 | 82.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kabuki Clay | 3003-8C | 82 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Golden Mushroom | 1207-2 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Crème (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Crème
Darker than Crème
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7556 |
| Hex | #F4E8D2 |
| RGB | 244, 232, 210 |
| HSL | 39°, 61%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, 0.5, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crème (SW 7556), published as #F4E8D2
#E3DED0
#FFF2D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crème (SW 7556)?
- Crème has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crème is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Crème in another brand?
- Golden Mushroom (PPG 1207-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crème warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Crème as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.