Queen Anne's Lace
SW 6420 · #ECEAD5 · LRV 82 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1First Star69
- 2Classic Gray74
- 3Queen Anne's Lace82
- 4Chantilly Lace91
- 5Ultra Pure White97
What Color Is Queen Anne's Lace, Really?
Queen Anne's Lace reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6420 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Queen Anne's Lace
Queen Anne's Lace shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Queen Anne's Lace
Queen Anne's Lace is very light — LRV 82, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Queen Anne's Lace 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 6420 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 | Amazon BreezeGR-W03 · Behr | 0.9 | 82 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Olivetint519 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 81 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Crème de Menthe8003-28A · Valspar | 0.9 | 83 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Just PerfectPPG1116-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 82 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Creamy WhitePPG1105-1 · Glidden | 2.6 | 82 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sun Hat220-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.0 | 82 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Queen Anne's Lace 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 #ECEAD5 in HSL space. Pair Queen Anne's Lace with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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