Sherwin Williams Downy SW 7002
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- Downy for living room (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Downy for bathroom (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams SW 7002 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Downy reviews (8 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Downy undertones?
- Is Downy SW 7002 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Downy
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Downy SW 7002
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Downy SW 7002 |
| Code: | SW 7002 |
| Name: | Downy |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, Finest Whites, Timeless White, West Elm |
What color is Sherwin Williams Downy?
Sherwin Williams Downy SW 7002 is a pale, warm off-white with a soft beige cast rather than a crisp white appearance. Its light value keeps walls bright, while the muted warmth helps it sit comfortably beside natural oak, linen upholstery, and lightly veined stone. In daylight, Downy reads as a gentle creamy neutral; under warm evening bulbs, its beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It is well suited to bedrooms, living rooms, hallways, and whole-home wall color schemes where a clean but not stark backdrop is wanted. Pair it with deeper mushroom taupes, warm greige trim, aged brass, or charcoal accents for definition.
Downy for living room (2 photos)
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Sherwin Williams SW 7002 for bathroom
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Sherwin Williams SW 7002 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams Downy reviews (8 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Downy undertones?
Downy reads as a very light, muted off-white with a soft yellow-beige lean rather than a crisp, stark white. The supplied digital color sample shows only a subtle warm bias, so its undertone is best viewed as a gentle relative shift, not a strong or fixed trait. Sherwin-Williams classifies Downy as a white, which fits its overall near-white appearance while leaving room for that slight warmth. Warm artificial lighting may bring out its creamy side, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and closer to neutral.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
239, 232, 221
Is Sherwin Williams Downy cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 37°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 7002 Downy HSL code: 37, 36%, 90%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Downy
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Downy:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 7002
Downy
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Downy with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Sherwin Williams Rain Cloud and Sea Mariner.
LRV of Downy
Downy has an LRV of 81.19% 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 81.19%, 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 | #efe8dd |
| RGB Decimal | 239, 232, 221 |
| RGB Percent | 93.73%, 90.98%, 86.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 7.53% Value: 93.73% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 36, 90) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.93 Yellow: 7.53 Key: 6.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 232.839 I: 7.706 Q: -1.942 |
| XYZ | X: 77.502 Y: 81.285 Z: 79.994 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.258 a:0.488 b:6.186 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.258 u:4.663 v:9.245 |
| Decimal | 15722717 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.158, -4.335, 10.505 |
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