Natural White (SW 9542)
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Natural White (SW 9542) is a very light, neutral white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Natural White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Natural 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 Natural 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 | White | OC-151 | 83.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Chalice | 640E-1 | 83.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lilac Muse | 7004-3 | 84 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Snow Storm | 1172-1 | 85 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Natural White (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Natural White
Darker than Natural White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9542 |
| Hex | #ECEBE8 |
| RGB | 236, 235, 232 |
| HSL | 45°, 10%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, -0.2, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural White (SW 9542), published as #ECEBE8
#DAE1E6
#FFF5E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Natural White (SW 9542)?
- Natural 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 Natural White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Natural White in another brand?
- Snow Storm (PPG 1172-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Natural White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Natural White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.