White Sail (SW 9622)
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White Sail (SW 9622) 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 White Sail
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for White Sail 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 Sail, 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.
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to White Sail (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than White Sail
Darker than White Sail
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9622 |
| Hex | #EBEBE7 |
| RGB | 235, 235, 231 |
| HSL | 60°, 9%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -0.7, 1.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Sail (SW 9622), published as #EBEBE7
#D9E1E5
#FEF5E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Sail (SW 9622)?
- White Sail has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Sail is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Sail in another brand?
- White (Behr 52) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Sail warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists White Sail as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.9; 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.