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Natural Choice SW 7011
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Natural Choice sits at L* 88.5, a* -0.7, b* 7.5. Its hue angle is 95° and its chroma is 7.5, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 60%.
LRV 72.9: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 72.9, Natural Choice 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 Natural Choice
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strand of Pearls® | CSP-395 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Fog Mist | OC-31 | 0.47 | Practically identical | |
| Olympic Mountains | 971 | 0.47 | Practically identical |
Closest Behr match to Natural Choice
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Granite | N340-1 | 0.23 | Practically identical | |
| Sand Drift | N310-1 | 0.63 | Practically identical | |
| Cotton Knit | PPU7-11 | 0.81 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster White | SW 7637 | 0.47 | Practically identical | |
| Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 0.53 | Practically identical | |
| White Duck | SW 7010 | 0.81 | Practically identical | |
| Nacre | SW 6154 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Oat Milk | SW 9501 | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Grey Mist | SW 9625 | 1.52 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Patient White SW 6301 · lighter, LRV 77.4
- Teasing Peach SW 6623 · lighter, LRV 77.5
- Crystalline SW 9691 · lighter, LRV 77.3
- Drift of Mist SW 9166 · darker, LRV 69.1
- Kestrel White SW 7516 · darker, LRV 68.1
- Limewash SW 9589 · darker, LRV 66.9
Colors that go with Natural Choice
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Natural Choice:
- Analytical Gray SW 7051
- Sensuous Gray SW 7081
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Wishful Blue SW 6813 · complementary (180°)
- Polite White SW 6056 · analogous (−30°)
- Greening SW 6448 · analogous (+30°)
- Bravo Blue SW 6784 · triadic (120°)
- Spangle SW 6834 · triadic (240°)
Natural Choice vs popular colors
- Shoji White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7042, ΔE 1.6) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Pale Oak (Benjamin Moore OC-20, ΔE 1.7) is darker (LRV 68.6 vs 72.9), more blue/cool.
- Classic Gray (Benjamin Moore OC-23, ΔE 2.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.