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White Snow SW 9541
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, White Snow sits at L* 96.1, a* -0.7, b* 3.0. Its hue angle is 103° and its chroma is 3.1, so it leans yellow 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 23%.
LRV 90.3: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 90.3, White Snow is lighter than 100% 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 White Snow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardenia | AF-10 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Opulence | OC-69 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Opulence | 879 | 1.28 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to White Snow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whipped Cream | DC-001 | 0.21 | Practically identical | |
| Cotton Ball | HDC-CT-18G | 0.21 | Practically identical | |
| Bit Of Sugar | PR-W14 | 0.62 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Reflective White | SW 7757 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| UltraWhite | SW 9500 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Extra White | SW 7006 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Pure White | SW 7005 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| White Sand | SW 9582 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Snowbelt | SW 9623 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Pearl Onion SW 7126 · darker, LRV 85.7
- Palish Peach SW 7114 · darker, LRV 85.2
- A La Mode SW 7116 · darker, LRV 85.0
Colors that go with White Snow
White Snow is too close to neutral (chroma 3.1) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
White Snow vs popular colors
- High Reflective White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7757, ΔE 0.8) is lighter (LRV 92.7 vs 90.3).
- White Heron (Benjamin Moore OC-57, ΔE 1.4) is darker (LRV 86.7 vs 90.3).
- Chantilly Lace (Benjamin Moore OC-65, ΔE 1.5) is about as light.