Origami White (SW 7636)
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Origami White (SW 7636) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Origami White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Origami 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 Origami 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 | Classic Gray | OC-23 | 73.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Painter's White | PPU18-8 | 76.1 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wispy White | 7006-1 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Paraffin | 14-31 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Origami White (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Origami White
Darker than Origami White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7636 |
| Hex | #E5E2DA |
| RGB | 229, 226, 218 |
| HSL | 44°, 17%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -0.4, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Origami White (SW 7636), published as #E5E2DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Origami White (SW 7636)?
- Origami White has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Origami White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Origami White in another brand?
- Painter's White (Behr PPU18-8) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Origami White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Origami White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.