White Sand (SW 9582)
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White Sand (SW 9582) 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 White Sand
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for White Sand 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 Sand, 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | White Mink | PWN-53 | 85.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Gray | 7006-17 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silver Feather | 1002-1 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to White Sand (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than White Sand
Darker than White Sand
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9582 |
| Hex | #EDECE7 |
| RGB | 237, 236, 231 |
| HSL | 50°, 14%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.4, -0.5, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Sand (SW 9582), published as #EDECE7
#DBE2E5
#FFF6E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Sand (SW 9582)?
- White Sand has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Sand is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Sand in another brand?
- White Mink (Behr PWN-53) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Sand warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists White Sand as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.