Eider White (SW 7014) vs Incredible White (SW 7028)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Incredible White, LRV 74 vs 73.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 3.4 vs 4.0). Eider White reads neutral white; Incredible White reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Eider White drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.7 vs 2.9); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.6, indistinguishable. At 0.6, pick on price, finish or availability.
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Incredible White
More comparisons with Incredible White
Eider White (SW 7014) is about as light as Incredible White (SW 7028) and about as warm: LRV 73 vs 74, deltaE 0.6 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Eider White | Incredible White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7014 | SW 7028 | |
| Hex | #E2DED8 | #E3DED7 | |
| RGB | 226, 222, 216 | 227, 222, 215 | |
| HSL | 36°, 15%, 87% | 35°, 18%, 87% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 | 74 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 88.6 | 88.7 | −0.1 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.5 | −0.2 |
| Lab b* | 3.4 | 4.0 | −0.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eider White (SW 7014), published as #E2DED8
#D0D4D6
#F4E8D8
Incredible White (SW 7028), published as #E3DED7
#D1D4D5
#F5E8D7
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 Incredible White (SW 7028) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (74 vs 73), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Eider White in other brands
Closest matches to Incredible White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Eider White the same color as Incredible White?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.6. Most people cannot tell Eider White and Incredible White apart.
- Which is lighter, Eider White or Incredible White?
- Incredible White, with an LRV of 74 against 73.
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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.