Sherwin Williams Moderne White SW 6168

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Moderne White for exterior (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams Moderne White reviews (6 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Moderne White undertones?
Is Moderne White SW 6168 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Moderne White
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Moderne White SW 6168
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Moderne White SW 6168
Code:	SW 6168
Name:	Moderne White
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Pottery Barn, Living Well - Reflect

What color is Sherwin Williams Moderne White?

Sherwin Williams Moderne White SW 6168 is a light, softened off-white with a gentle gray-beige cast. Its muted warmth keeps it from reading stark, while the low saturation gives walls a quiet, lightly weathered look rather than a creamy one. In bright daylight, Moderne White can appear pale and clean with a faint warm-gray undertone; in lower or warmer light, its beige influence becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and whole-house wall color schemes where crisp white would feel too sharp. Pair this shade with natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, charcoal accents, or deeper mushroom and taupe tones.

Moderne White for exterior (5 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Moderne White reviews (6 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Sherwin Williams Moderne White undertones?

Moderne White is a light, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#E2E0D7

RGB code:

226, 224, 215

Is Sherwin Williams Moderne White cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 49°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 6168 Moderne White HSL code: 49, 16%, 86%

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 Moderne White

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Moderne White:

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 6168
Moderne White

Darker shades

SW 6168
Moderne White

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 Moderne White with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 229, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.

SW 6168
Moderne White

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LRV of Moderne White

Moderne White has an LRV of 74.47% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 74.47%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#e2e0d7
RGB Decimal	226, 224, 215
RGB Percent	88.63%, 87.84%, 84.31%
HSV	Hue: 49° Saturation: 4.87% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(49, 16, 86)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.88 Yellow: 4.87 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 223.572 I: 4.084 Q: -2.378
XYZ	X: 70.283 Y: 74.387 Z: 74.927
CIE Lab	L:89.105 a:-0.898 b:4.643
CIE Luv	L:89.105 u:1.647 v:7.16
Decimal	14868695
Hunter Lab	86.248, -5.475, 8.866