Cotton (SW 9581)
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Cotton (SW 9581) 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 Cotton
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cotton 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 Cotton, 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 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silky White | PPU7-12 | 83.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polar White | 7003-16 | 85 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Mood | 14-16 | 84 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Cotton (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Cotton
Darker than Cotton
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9581 |
| Hex | #EEEBE1 |
| RGB | 238, 235, 225 |
| HSL | 46°, 28%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -0.7, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton (SW 9581), published as #EEEBE1
#DCE1DF
#FFF5E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton (SW 9581)?
- Cotton has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton in another brand?
- Winter Mood (PPG 14-16) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cotton as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.