Snowbelt (SW 9623)
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Snowbelt (SW 9623) is a very light, neutral white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Snowbelt
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Snowbelt 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 Snowbelt, 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 | Frostine | AF-5 | 86.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Windmill Wings | 610E-1 | 87.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blanched Pine | 7005-15 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shooting Star | 1154-1 | 86 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Snowbelt (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Snowbelt
Darker than Snowbelt
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9623 |
| Hex | #EEF1EC |
| RGB | 238, 241, 236 |
| HSL | 96°, 15%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.8, -1.9, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Snowbelt (SW 9623), published as #EEF1EC
#DCE7EA
#FFFBEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Snowbelt (SW 9623)?
- Snowbelt has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Snowbelt is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Snowbelt in another brand?
- Frostine (BM AF-5) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Snowbelt warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Snowbelt as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.