Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Extra White SW 7006: hex #EEEFEA, LRV and undertone

Extra White (SW 7006) is a Sherwin-Williams white at #EEEFEA with an LRV of 85.861, very light. It measures as a true neutral with chroma 0.007.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsExtra WhiteSW 7006

Hex: #EEEFEA
RGB: 238, 239, 234
LRV: 85.861
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 85.861. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.007): it reads as a clean white in most light.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Smoky AzuriteSW 9148
Charcoal BlueSW 2739

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchExtra Whitepale, grayish yellow-green

HEX: #EEEFEA
RGB: rgb(238, 239, 234)
HSL: hsl(72, 14%, 93%)

Best text on it: black at 18.17:1

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Extra White#EEEFEA

Every code for Extra White

HEX#EEEFEA
RGBrgb(238, 239, 234)
HSLhsl(72, 14%, 93%)
HSV72°, 2%, 94%
CMYK0%, 0%, 2%, 6%
Lablab(94.3% -1 2.3)
OKLCHoklch(95% 0.007 115.7)
Decimal15658986

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Extra White in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FDFDFD
80%#FCFCFB
70%#FAFAF9
60%#F8F9F7
50%#F7F7F5
40%#F5F5F2
30%#F3F4F0
20%#F1F2EE
10%#F0F1EC
Base#EEEFEA
10%#D6D7D3
20%#BEBFBB
30%#A7A7A4
40%#8F8F8C
50%#777875
60%#5F605E
70%#474846
80%#30302F
90%#181817

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E3E4DF
20%#D8D9D5
30%#CDCECA
40%#C2C3C0
50%#B7B8B5
60%#ACACAA
70%#A1A1A0
80%#969695
90%#8B8B8B

Matching colors

Complementary

#EEEFEA
#EBEAEF

Analogous

#EFEEEA
#EEEFEA
#ECEFEA

Triadic

#EEEFEA
#EAEEEF
#EFEAEE

Split complementary

#EEEFEA
#EAECEF
#EEEAEF

Tetradic (square)

#EEEFEA
#EAEFEE
#EBEAEF
#EFEAEC

Monochromatic

#A8AD93
#CBCEBF
#EEEFEA
#F6F6F3
#F6F6F3

Extra White in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Extra White with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Extra White
Triad #EAEEEF
Triad #EFEAEE
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Extra White in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; extra white carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Extra White

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#EEEFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)#F0EEEA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F0EEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#EFEEED

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.15:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	18.17:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.15:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	18.17:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.00:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --extra-white: #eeefea;
  --extra-white-rgb: 238 239 234;
  --extra-white-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Extra White is SW 7006 in the Sherwin-Williams range. Its hex is #EEEFEA, its RGB is 238, 239, 234, and its LRV is 85.861, which makes it very light. The file lists no collection.

The color in numbers

HSL gives hsl(72, 14%, 93%), and OKLCH gives oklch(95% 0.007 115.7). The lightness is high and the chroma is tiny, so the undertone label is true neutral: almost no cast, a clean white in most light. The 116 degree hue angle points faintly toward green-yellow, but at that chroma it is not something your eye will pick up on its own.

What matters in practice is the LRV. At 85.861 this is a paint that returns nearly all the light it receives, so it is a natural pick for ceilings and for trim that should bounce light back into a room.

Whites that sit nearby

Sherwin-Williams neighbors are tight. Pure White SW 7005 is 1.2 away, which is hard to tell apart on a wall. Snowbound SW 7004 is 2.3 and Alabaster SW 7008 is 3.0, both related but visible.

From Benjamin Moore, Chantilly Lace OC-65 is 1.5 away, White Dove OC-17 is 2.0 and Simply White OC-117 is 2.3. Chantilly Lace is the one most likely to be mistaken for it. Fan decks and chips are small, so get large samples before deciding.

Worked example

Consider a galley kitchen with a single window facing east. You plan a deep cabinet color and need a ceiling and upper wall that keep the room from feeling like a cave. Extra White at 85.861 does that job. Against it, the brand's coordinating colors Smoky Azurite (SW 9148) and Charcoal Blue (SW 2739) are the brand's coordinating names, which could suit lower cabinets or an island. Neither has its own page here, so look at them as name and code only. Sample each against the walls before committing, because a white this light makes a darker neighbor look deeper than it does on a chip.

The difference between choosing Extra White and Pure White is slight. If your ceiling already wears Pure White and the walls need to match it closely, a 1.2 gap means you could mix them across rooms without anyone noticing. If you want a visible step between wall and trim instead, move out to Alabaster at 3.0.

Light and finish choices

Whites at this level reflect so much light that small sample cards can look dull next to them. Paint a generous patch on the wall and judge it away from other whites, since contrast with neighboring surfaces decides how clean it appears.

Text and labels

Black text on this hex has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1, and white text sits at 1.15:1. For a website background or a printed label, that settles the question: use dark type. You can try other pairings in the contrast grid.