Shell White (SW 8917)
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Shell White (SW 8917) is a very light, warm white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shell White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Shell 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 Shell 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 | Arbor White | ES-01 | 85 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Jet White | QE-01 | 84.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cozy White | 3008-10C | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Vanilla Milkshake | 1015-1 | 84 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Shell White (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Shell White
Darker than Shell White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 8917 |
| Hex | #F0EBE0 |
| RGB | 240, 235, 224 |
| HSL | 41°, 35%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.2, -0.2, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shell White (SW 8917), published as #F0EBE0
#DEE1DE
#FFF5E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shell White (SW 8917)?
- Shell White has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shell White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Shell White in another brand?
- Jet White (Behr QE-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shell White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Shell White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.