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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6385

Sherwin-Williams Dover White#E8DEC9 · LRV 73

Dover White reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS DOVER WHITE
RGB 232, 222, 201 LRV 73

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Dover White
SKU SW 6385
Hex #E8DEC9
RGB 232, 222, 201
HSL 41°, 40%, 85%
LRV 73
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.

KOMPOZIT
Pale Gingersnap
SKU 0173 · #EADDCA · LRV 73
ΔE 1.91 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.53
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
950
#E8DFCB
Natural
ΔE 0.53 · LRV 74
1066
#EADEC6
Barely
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 74
CC-140
#EADEC6
Barely
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 74
1051
#E9DDC9
Lambskin
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 73
CC-340
#E9DDC9
Lambskin
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 73

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.76
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1098-2
#E8DDC6
Heavy Cream
ΔE 0.76 · LRV 73
1101-2
#E5DDC8
Navajo White
ΔE 1.01 · LRV 73
1094-1
#E6DDC6
Irresistible
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 73
1099-2
#E6E0CC
Vanilla Love
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 74
FLLW999
#E6E0CC
Wright Oyster Shell
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 74

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.87
All neutral at Behr →
MQ3-12
#E5DCC9
Ivory Paper
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 72
N270-1
#E5DECA
High Style Beige
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 73
QE-17
#ECDFCB
Ivory Stone
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 75
UL150-10
#E8DCCB
Aged Parchment
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 73
N300-2
#E4DFCD
Canvas Luggage
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 74

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All neutral at Valspar →
7002-13
#EADFCC
Courtyard Tan
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 74.5
T559
#E7DBC6
Natural Soap
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 72.1
3003-10C
#E6DCCC
Cream in My Coffee
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 72.3
7003-9
#ECDDC6
Malted Milk
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 73.9
8003-27A
#E4E0CB
Dream Grass
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 74

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6198
#E8DBC5
Cream Wave
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 72
DEC765
#EADFCE
Bone
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 75
DE6205
#E8DECE
Stucco Tan
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 74
DEC741
#EBDECC
Bone White
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 74
DEC753
#EDDCC8
Almond
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 73

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 75
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 74
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 74
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 73
JG-103
#E4E2D4
Blanched
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 76

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.37
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-25
#EFDDD9
Baby Soft
ΔE 9.98 · LRV 75

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E8DEC9 in HSL space. Pair Dover White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E8DEC9 + #C9D3E8
TRIADIC
#E8DEC9 · #C9E8DE · #DEC9E8
ANALOGOUS
#E8CFC9 · #E8DEC9 · #E3E8C9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.34:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.72:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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