Eider White (SW 7014) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Eider White SW 7014 (simulated) — Eider White SW 7014#E2DED8, LRV 73

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Drift of Mist SW 9166 (simulated) — Drift of Mist SW 9166#DCD8D0, LRV 69

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Eider White, LRV 73 vs 69.
Warmer: Drift of Mist (Lab b* 4.4 vs 3.4). Eider White reads neutral white; Drift of Mist reads greige.
North rooms: Eider White: keeps more brightness (L* 84.7 vs 82.5 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.7 vs 3.3).
Trim that works: White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Eider WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7014LRV 73, #E2DED8

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Drift of MistSherwin-Williams, SW 9166LRV 69, #DCD8D0

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Eider White (SW 7014) is slightly lighter than Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and slightly cooler: LRV 73 vs 69, deltaE 1.7 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Eider White	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7014	SW 9166
Hex	#E2DED8	#DCD8D0
RGB	226, 222, 216	220, 216, 208
HSL	36°, 15%, 87%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	73	69	+4
Lab L*	88.6	86.5	+2.2
Lab a*	0.3	0.0	+0.3
Lab b*	3.4	4.4	−1.0
Undertone	Warm Greige	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Off-white	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Eider White (SW 7014), published as #E2DED8

North light (cool, indirect)
#D0D4D6

South light (warm, direct)
#F4E8D8

Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0

North light (cool, indirect)
#CBCECE

South light (warm, direct)
#EEE2D0

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 4 LRV points lighter (73 vs 69), 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 4.4, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Drift of Mist (SW 9166) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.4), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Eider White in other brands

Closest matches to Drift of Mist in other brands

Common questions

Is Eider White the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Eider White and Drift of Mist.
Which is lighter, Eider White or Drift of Mist?: Eider White, with an LRV of 73 against 69.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.