Clean Slate (SW 9621)
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Clean Slate (SW 9621) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Clean Slate
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Clean Slate 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 Clean Slate, 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 | Genesis White | 2134-70 | 76.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ash White | W-F-520 | 76.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Silver Dust | 7004-19 | 77 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Glimpse | 1036-1 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Clean Slate (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Clean Slate
Darker than Clean Slate
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9621 |
| Hex | #E0E3E2 |
| RGB | 224, 227, 226 |
| HSL | 160°, 5%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -1.2, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clean Slate (SW 9621), published as #E0E3E2
#CED9E0
#F3EDE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Clean Slate (SW 9621)?
- Clean Slate has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Clean Slate is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Clean Slate in another brand?
- Genesis White (BM 2134-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Clean Slate warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Clean Slate as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; 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.