UltraWhite (SW 9500)
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UltraWhite (SW 9500) is a very light, neutral white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 94, so it reflects about 94 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with UltraWhite
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for UltraWhite 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 UltraWhite, 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 | Chantilly Lace | 2121-70 | 90 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blanca Peak | HDC-NT-04G | 94.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ultra White | 7006-24 | 93 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Delicate White | 1001-1 | 88 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to UltraWhite (LRV 94) by LRV.
Darker than UltraWhite
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9500 |
| Hex | #F6F7F2 |
| RGB | 246, 247, 242 |
| HSL | 72°, 24%, 96% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 94 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 97.0, -1.2, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
UltraWhite (SW 9500), published as #F6F7F2
#E4EDF0
#FFFFEF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of UltraWhite (SW 9500)?
- UltraWhite has an LRV of 94. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so UltraWhite is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to UltraWhite in another brand?
- Blanca Peak (Behr HDC-NT-04G) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is UltraWhite warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists UltraWhite as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.