Egret White (SW 7570) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Egret White SW 7570 (simulated) — Egret White SW 7570#DFD9CF, LRV 70

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: Egret White, LRV 70 vs 69.
Warmer: Egret White, both greige (Lab b* 5.7 vs 4.4).
North rooms: Drift of Mist drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 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 1.2, very close. At 1.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Egret WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7570LRV 70, #DFD9CF

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

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Egret White (SW 7570) is about as light as Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and slightly warmer: LRV 70 vs 69, deltaE 1.2 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Egret White	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7570	SW 9166
Hex	#DFD9CF	#DCD8D0
RGB	223, 217, 207	220, 216, 208
HSL	37°, 20%, 84%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	70	69	+1
Lab L*	86.9	86.5	+0.5
Lab a*	0.3	0.0	+0.4
Lab b*	5.7	4.4	+1.2
Undertone	Warm	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Greige	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Egret White (SW 7570), published as #DFD9CF

North light (cool, indirect)
#CECFCD

South light (warm, direct)
#F1E3CF

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 Egret White (SW 7570) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (70 vs 69), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Drift of Mist (SW 9166) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.4 against 5.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Egret White (SW 7570) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.7), which counters cool indirect light

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Closest matches to Drift of Mist in other brands

Common questions

Is Egret White the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Egret White and Drift of Mist.
Which is lighter, Egret White or Drift of Mist?: Egret White, with an LRV of 70 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.