White Snow (SW 9541)
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White Snow (SW 9541) is a very light, neutral white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 90, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Snow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for White Snow 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 White Snow, 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 | Gardenia | AF-10 | 85 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Whipped Cream | DC-001 | 91.1 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Swiss Coffee | 7002-16 | 87 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Delicate White | 1001-1 | 88 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to White Snow (LRV 90) by LRV.
Lighter than White Snow
Darker than White Snow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9541 |
| Hex | #F5F4EE |
| RGB | 245, 244, 238 |
| HSL | 51°, 26%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.1, -0.7, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Snow (SW 9541), published as #F5F4EE
#E3EAEC
#FFFEEE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Snow (SW 9541)?
- White Snow has an LRV of 90. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Snow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Snow in another brand?
- Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Snow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists White Snow as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.