Eider White (SW 7014) vs Aesthetic White (SW 7035)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 73 vs 73.
- Warmer
- Aesthetic White (Lab b* 5.6 vs 3.4). Eider White reads neutral white; Aesthetic White reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Eider White drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.7 vs 4.5); 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 1.8, very close. At 1.8, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Aesthetic White
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Eider White (SW 7014) is about as light as Aesthetic White (SW 7035) and slightly cooler: LRV 73 vs 73, deltaE 1.8 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Eider White | Aesthetic White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7014 | SW 7035 | |
| Hex | #E2DED8 | #E3DDD3 | |
| RGB | 226, 222, 216 | 227, 221, 211 | |
| HSL | 36°, 15%, 87% | 38°, 22%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 | 73 | 0 |
| Lab L* | 88.6 | 88.3 | +0.3 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 3.4 | 5.6 | −2.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eider White (SW 7014), published as #E2DED8
#D0D4D6
#F4E8D8
Aesthetic White (SW 7035), published as #E3DDD3
#D2D3D1
#F5E7D3
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 Eider White (SW 7014) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (73 vs 73), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Eider White (SW 7014) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.4 against 5.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Aesthetic White (SW 7035) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Eider White in other brands
Closest matches to Aesthetic White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Eider White the same color as Aesthetic White?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.8. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Eider White and Aesthetic White.
- Which is lighter, Eider White or Aesthetic White?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 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.