Kestrel White
SW 7516 · #E0D6C8 · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Kestrel White68
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Kestrel White, Really?
Kestrel White reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 7516 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Kestrel White
Kestrel White is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Kestrel White
At LRV 68, Kestrel White is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Kestrel White are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 7516 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Chocolate Froth720C-2 · Behr | 0.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | White Sand964 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Clay Angel7002-1 · Valspar | 0.8 | 67.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Maybe MushroomPPG1020-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Natural Wicker30YY 67/084 · Glidden | 0.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pearly Gray442-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Kestrel White within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E0D6C8 in HSL space. Pair Kestrel White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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