Sherwin-Williams Creamy#EDE3CA · LRV 81
Why this color. Warm cream-white that anchors most SW farmhouse and traditional palettes.
Creamy reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7012 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Creamy |
| SKU | SW 7012 |
| Hex | #EDE3CA |
| RGB | 237, 227, 202 |
| HSL | 43°, 49%, 86% |
| LRV | 81 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EDE3CA in HSL space. Pair Creamy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.