Cold Foam (SW 9504)
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Cold Foam (SW 9504) is a very light, neutral white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cold Foam
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cold Foam 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 Cold Foam, 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 | Dune White | 968 | 80.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silky White | PPU7-12 | 83.1 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dove White | 7002-7 | 85 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Mood | 14-16 | 84 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Cold Foam (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Cold Foam
Darker than Cold Foam
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9504 |
| Hex | #EFECE3 |
| RGB | 239, 236, 227 |
| HSL | 45°, 27%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.4, -0.5, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cold Foam (SW 9504), published as #EFECE3
#DDE2E1
#FFF6E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cold Foam (SW 9504)?
- Cold Foam has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cold Foam is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cold Foam in another brand?
- Silky White (Behr PPU7-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cold Foam warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cold Foam as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.