Sherwin Williams Cottage Cream SW 7678
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- Cottage Cream for bedroom (1 photo)
- Cottage Cream for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Cottage Cream for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 7678 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Cottage Cream reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Cottage Cream undertones?
- Is Cottage Cream SW 7678 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Cottage Cream
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Cottage Cream SW 7678
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | SW 7678 |
| Name: | Cottage Cream |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, Timeless Color Wall, Assistance |
What color is Sherwin Williams Cottage Cream?
Sherwin Williams Cottage Cream SW 7678 is a light, warm cream with a noticeable beige base and a soft touch of golden tan. Its muted color value keeps it from reading stark white, giving walls a gentle, lightly sun-warmed appearance instead. In bright daylight, Cottage Cream can look airy and creamy, while evening or low light tends to bring out its deeper biscuit-like warmth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and kitchen walls where a pale neutral is wanted without a cool gray cast. Pair it with natural oak, woven textures, warm white trim, clay-toned accents, or deep olive and charcoal details for contrast.
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LRV of Cottage Cream
Cottage Cream has an LRV of 72.29% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 72.29%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #eddbbd |
| RGB Decimal | 237, 219, 189 |
| RGB Percent | 92.94%, 85.88%, 74.12% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 20.25% Value: 92.94% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 57, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.59 Yellow: 20.25 Key: 7.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 220.962 I: 20.367 Q: -5.528 |
| XYZ | X: 69.441 Y: 72.343 Z: 58.436 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.134 a:1.477 b:17.009 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.134 u:12.628 v:24.338 |
| Decimal | 15588285 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.055, -3.114, 18.804 |
