Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | White Sail |
| SKU | SW 9622 |
| Hex | #EBEBE7 |
| RGB | 235, 235, 231 |
| HSL | 60°, 9%, 91% |
| LRV | 83 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | White |
About Sherwin-Williams White Sail
White Sail is very light — LRV 83, 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.
White Sail 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 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 white from that brand.
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Diamond Vogel
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Benjamin Moore
Clare
Dutch Boy
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to White Sail within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EBEBE7 in HSL space. Pair White Sail 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.
Sherwin-Williams White Sail Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching White Sail from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9622 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of White Sail
The closest Behr equivalent of White Sail is Statement White (DC-002). At ΔE 0.5 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 83). If Behr is your counter, order Statement White and you'll get the same color. See the full Statement White swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of White Sail
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of White Sail is At First Light (DEHW05). At ΔE 0.5 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 83). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order At First Light and you'll get the same color. See the full At First Light swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of White Sail
The closest Valspar equivalent of White Sail is Lilac Muse (7004-3). At ΔE 0.51 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 82.7 vs 83). If Valspar is your counter, order Lilac Muse and you'll get the same color. See the full Lilac Muse swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of White Sail
The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of White Sail is Angel Kiss (1272). At ΔE 0.54 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 83). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Angel Kiss and you'll get the same color. See the full Angel Kiss swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of White Sail
The closest C2 Paint equivalent of White Sail is Whiteout (C2-740). At ΔE 0.64 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 84 vs 83). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Whiteout and you'll get the same color. See the full Whiteout swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of White Sail
The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of White Sail is Baby's Breath (873). At ΔE 0.98 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 83). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Baby's Breath and you'll get the same color. See the full Baby's Breath swatch →
Clare Equivalent of White Sail
Clare's nearest match is Classic (PNT100-LT-12), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.04). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 83) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for White Sail without repainting risk. See the full Classic swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of White Sail
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Wevet (NO. 273), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.27). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 83) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for White Sail without repainting risk. See the full Wevet swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of White Sail
Magnolia Home's nearest match is Panna Cotta (JG-111), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 84 vs 83) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for White Sail without repainting risk. See the full Panna Cotta swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of White Sail
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Crisped White (022W), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 83) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for White Sail without repainting risk. See the full Crisped White swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of White Sail
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Silver Feather (PPG1002-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 83) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for White Sail without repainting risk. See the full Silver Feather swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of White Sail
Kompozit's nearest match is Sealskin Shadow (0446), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 83) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for White Sail without repainting risk. See the full Sealskin Shadow swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of White Sail
At Backdrop, the closest color to White Sail is Jane (BD-JA) — very close at ΔE 2.77, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 83) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Jane swatch →