Aesthetic White (SW 7035) vs Origami White (SW 7636)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Origami White, LRV 76 vs 73.
- Warmer
- Aesthetic White, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 4.3).
- North rooms
- Origami White: keeps more brightness (L* 86.0 vs 84.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.5 vs 4.5).
- 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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Origami White
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Aesthetic White (SW 7035) is slightly darker than Origami White (SW 7636) and slightly warmer: LRV 73 vs 76, deltaE 1.8 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Aesthetic White | Origami White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7035 | SW 7636 | |
| Hex | #E3DDD3 | #E5E2DA | |
| RGB | 227, 221, 211 | 229, 226, 218 | |
| HSL | 38°, 22%, 86% | 44°, 17%, 88% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 | 76 | −3 |
| Lab L* | 88.3 | 89.9 | −1.6 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | -0.4 | +0.7 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 4.3 | +1.4 |
| Undertone | Warm | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aesthetic White (SW 7035), published as #E3DDD3
#D2D3D1
#F5E7D3
Origami White (SW 7636), published as #E5E2DA
#D3D8D8
#F7ECDA
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 Origami White (SW 7636) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (76 vs 73), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Origami White (SW 7636) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.3 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 Aesthetic White in other brands
Closest matches to Origami White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Aesthetic White the same color as Origami White?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.8. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Aesthetic White and Origami White.
- Which is lighter, Aesthetic White or Origami White?
- Origami White, with an LRV of 76 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.