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Sherwin-Williams White Duck SW 7010: hex #E5DFD2, LRV and undertone

White Duck (SW 7010) from Sherwin-Williams is #E5DFD2 with an LRV of 74. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone, and black text on it reaches 15.81:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsWhite DuckSW 7010

Hex: #E5DFD2
RGB: 229, 223, 210
LRV: 74.005
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 74.005. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 86°, chroma 0.019). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Resort TanSW 7550
PorticoSW 7548

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 swatchWhite Duckpale, grayish orange

HEX: #E5DFD2
RGB: rgb(229, 223, 210)
HSL: hsl(41, 27%, 86%)

Best text on it: black at 15.81:1

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Every code for White Duck

HEX#E5DFD2
RGBrgb(229, 223, 210)
HSLhsl(41, 27%, 86%)
HSV41°, 8%, 90%
CMYK0%, 3%, 8%, 10%
Lablab(89% 0.5 7.2)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.019 86.2)
Decimal15065042

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FCFCFB
80%#FAF9F6
70%#F7F5F2
60%#F5F2ED
50%#F2EFE9
40%#EFECE4
30%#EDE9E0
20%#EAE5DB
10%#E8E2D7
Base#E5DFD2
10%#CEC9BD
20%#B7B2A8
30%#A09C93
40%#89867E
50%#737069
60%#5C5954
70%#45433F
80%#2E2D2A
90%#171615

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#DBD6CA
20%#D1CCC2
30%#C7C3B9
40%#BDB9B1
50%#B3B0A9
60%#A8A6A1
70%#9E9D99
80%#949390
90%#8A8A88

Matching colors

Complementary

#E5DFD2
#D2D8E5

Analogous

#E5D6D2
#E5DFD2
#E2E5D2

Triadic

#E5DFD2
#D2E5DF
#DFD2E5

Split complementary

#E5DFD2
#D2E2E5
#D6D2E5

Tetradic (square)

#E5DFD2
#D2E5D6
#D2D8E5
#E5D2E2

Monochromatic

#AD9A71
#C9BDA2
#E5DFD2
#F8F6F2
#F8F6F2

White Duck 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.

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

White Duck
Triad #D2E5DF
Triad #DFD2E5
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

White Duck in use

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

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Headline in White Duck

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#E5DFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)#E2DED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#E4E0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#E9DDDB

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.32:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	15.81:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.32:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	15.81:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.15:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --white-duck: #e5dfd2;
  --white-duck-rgb: 229 223 210;
  --white-duck-on: #000000;
}

On this page

White Duck is Sherwin-Williams SW 7010, a soft off-white with the hex value #E5DFD2 (RGB 229, 223, 210). On the numbers it sits well short of a stark white and well above a beige, which is exactly where people tend to want a living room wall that does not glare.

What the measurements show

The LRV is 74, which the site's scale calls light: a pale shade that still shows some color. The HSL value is hsl(41, 27%, 86%) and the OKLCH value is oklch(90.5% 0.019 86.2). That low chroma of 0.019 and hue of 86 degrees is why it measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone. The yellow grows stronger under lamplight and next to bluer whites, so judge it at the hour you actually use the room.

Neighbors that are nearly identical

Three Sherwin-Williams colors sit close. Shoji White (SW 7042) and Natural Choice (SW 7011) are both ΔE 0.8 away, and a wall would barely show the gap. City Loft (SW 7631) lands at 2, the start of related but visible. Across brands, Benjamin Moore Pale Oak (OC-20) is 1.8, Benjamin Moore Classic Gray (OC-23) is 2, Behr Silver Drop (790C-2) is 2, and Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist (1549) is 2.5. None of these is a guaranteed swap. Tape real samples side by side before committing.

Worked example

Picture a west-facing dining room with oak floors and a white ceiling. Late in the day the light turns amber and pushes the yellow in #E5DFD2 forward, so the walls feel creamy. In the morning the same walls look quieter. If that swing sounds right to you, White Duck works; if you want less yellow, try the 2-point step to City Loft (SW 7631) and view both on the wall for a full day.

For the pairing, Sherwin-Williams lists Resort Tan (SW 7550) and Portico (SW 7548) as coordinating colors. Neither has a page here, so use their codes to pull chips. A simple plan is White Duck on walls and one of those two on the built-in shelving or an adjoining hall.

Text on this color

Black text on #E5DFD2 measures 15.81:1, and white text measures only 1.32:1. If you are building a label, menu or web banner in this shade, use dark type. The converter at /tools/color-converter will translate the hex into the other formats if your printer or software wants CMYK or Lab.

Because the LRV is 74, this off-white is also a candidate for ceilings in rooms where a pure white would feel clinical. It reflects most of the light it receives, but a bright white overhead will still look cooler by comparison. If you plan to use it on trim as well as walls, hold one sample against a window at midday and another under a lamp at night, since the yellow reading is the thing most likely to surprise you.