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Patience SW 7555
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Patience sits at L* 85.3, a* 1.9, b* 11.8. Its hue angle is 81° and its chroma is 11.9, 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 61%.
LRV 66.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 66.7, Patience is lighter than 81% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Patience
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandy Cream | OC-4 | 0.78 | Practically identical | |
| Brandy Cream | 1030 | 0.78 | Practically identical | |
| Bayshore Beige | 1079 | 1.26 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Patience
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dainty Lace | MQ3-11 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Stone Wash | QE-10 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| High Style Beige | N270-1 | 1.26 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maison Blanche | SW 7526 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Lotus Pod | SW 7572 | 1.05 | Very close | |
| Cream and Sugar | SW 9507 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Stucco | SW 7569 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Natural Linen | SW 9109 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Rivers Edge | SW 7517 | 1.70 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Neutral Ground SW 7568 · lighter, LRV 70.5
- Eaglet Beige SW 7573 · lighter, LRV 70.7
- Celery SW 6421 · lighter, LRV 71.3
- Modern Gray SW 7632 · darker, LRV 62.5
- Reticence SW 6064 · darker, LRV 62.4
- Accolade SW 9516 · darker, LRV 62.1
Colors that go with Patience
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Patience:
- White Flour SW 7102
- Sunset SW 6626
- Panda White SW 6147
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bewitching Blue SW 6960 · complementary (180°)
- Romance SW 6323 · analogous (−30°)
- Acanthus SW 0029 · analogous (+30°)
- Meander Blue SW 6484 · triadic (120°)
- Euphoric Lilac SW 6835 · triadic (240°)
Patience vs popular colors
- Natural Linen (Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, ΔE 1.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Muslin (Benjamin Moore OC-12, ΔE 2.2) is about as light, more green.
- Manchester Tan (Benjamin Moore HC-81, ΔE 3.3) is darker (LRV 63.2 vs 66.7), more green.