Nonchalant White
SW 6161 · #DEDDD1 · LRV 72 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Nonchalant White72
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Nonchalant White, Really?
Nonchalant White reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6161 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Nonchalant White
Nonchalant 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 Nonchalant White
At LRV 72, Nonchalant White is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Nonchalant 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 6161 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 | Gulf BreezeECC-48-2 · Behr | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Orchard1555 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | City Steam7006-5 · Valspar | 1.4 | 71.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | In The CloudPPG0999-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | In The CloudPPG0999-1 · Glidden | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mousey Tint441-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Nonchalant 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 #DEDDD1 in HSL space. Pair Nonchalant White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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