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Nice White SW 6063
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Nice White sits at L* 88.6, a* 1.7, b* 5.0. Its hue angle is 71° and its chroma is 5.3, so it leans orange only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 46%.
LRV 73.5: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 73.5, Nice White is lighter than 87% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Nice White
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | 1002 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Foggy Morning | 2106-70 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Bride-To-Be | 1009 | 1.57 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Nice White
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patience | PR-W11 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Ballerina Beauty | MQ3-08 | 0.54 | Practically identical | |
| Ballerina Beauty | MQ3-8 | 0.54 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modest White | SW 6084 | 0.49 | Practically identical | |
| Everyday White | SW 6077 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Gauzy White | SW 6035 | 0.72 | Practically identical | |
| Cultured Pearl | SW 6028 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Polite White | SW 6056 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Reliable White | SW 6091 | 1.35 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Cloud Nine SW 6546 · lighter, LRV 78.1
- Touching White SW 6609 · lighter, LRV 77.8
- White Mint SW 6441 · lighter, LRV 78.4
- Windfresh White SW 7628 · darker, LRV 69.2
- Demure SW 6295 · darker, LRV 68.9
- Drift of Mist SW 9166 · darker, LRV 69.1
Colors that go with Nice White
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Nice White:
- Smoky Beige SW 9087
- Iced Mocha SW 9092
- Snowbound SW 7004
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Violet Vignette SW 7137 · complementary (180°)
- White Beet SW 6287 · analogous (−30°)
- Nuance SW 7049 · analogous (+30°)
- Blue Horizon SW 6497 · triadic (120°)
- Inspired Lilac SW 6820 · triadic (240°)
Nice White vs popular colors
- Shoji White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7042, ΔE 2.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Drift of Mist (Sherwin-Williams SW 9166, ΔE 2.8) is darker (LRV 69.1 vs 73.5), more green.
- Classic Gray (Benjamin Moore OC-23, ΔE 3.2) is about as light, more green.