Dover White (SW 6385) vs Creamy (SW 7012)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Dover White, LRV 83 vs 81.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 7.5 vs 7.2).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 88.9 vs 88.3 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Classic Light Buff SW 0050, #F0EADC, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.8, indistinguishable. At 0.8, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
Dover White (SW 6385) is slightly lighter than Creamy (SW 7012) and about as warm: LRV 83 vs 81, deltaE 0.8 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Dover White | Creamy | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6385 | SW 7012 | |
| Hex | #F0EADC | #EFE8DB | |
| RGB | 240, 234, 220 | 239, 232, 219 | |
| HSL | 42°, 40%, 90% | 39°, 38%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 | 81 | +2 |
| Lab L* | 92.8 | 92.2 | +0.6 |
| Lab a* | -0.3 | 0.2 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 7.5 | 7.2 | +0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dover White (SW 6385), published as #F0EADC
#DEE0DA
#FFF4DC
Creamy (SW 7012), published as #EFE8DB
#DDDED9
#FFF2DB
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Dover White (SW 6385) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (83 vs 81), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Dover White in other brands
Closest matches to Creamy in other brands
Common questions
- Is Dover White the same color as Creamy?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.8. Most people cannot tell Dover White and Creamy apart.
- Which is lighter, Dover White or Creamy?
- Dover White, with an LRV of 83 against 81.
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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.