Sherwin Williams Nuance SW 7049

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Sherwin Williams Nuance reviews (5 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Nuance undertones?
Is Nuance SW 7049 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Nuance
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Nuance SW 7049
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Nuance SW 7049
Code:	SW 7049
Name:	Nuance
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well

What color is Sherwin Williams Nuance?

Sherwin Williams Nuance SW 7049 is a very light, softly muted neutral with a gentle warm-gray cast and a subtle beige influence. Its low saturation keeps it from reading noticeably creamy, while the slightly yellowed undertone prevents it from feeling stark or icy. In bright daylight, Nuance can look like a pale, clean greige; under warmer lamps, its beige warmth becomes more visible. It suits broad wall areas in bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways, especially alongside white trim that is not overly blue. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, stone finishes, soft charcoal accents, or muted olive details for a grounded, understated palette.

Sherwin Williams Nuance reviews (5 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Nuance undertones?

Nuance 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:

#E2E0D6

RGB code:

226, 224, 214

Is Sherwin Williams Nuance cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 50°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

SW 7049 Nuance HSL code: 50, 17%, 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 Nuance

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 Nuance:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Nuance with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 230, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.

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LRV of Nuance

Nuance has an LRV of 74.28% 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 74.28%, 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	#e2e0d6
RGB Decimal	226, 224, 214
RGB Percent	88.63%, 87.84%, 83.92%
HSV	Hue: 50° Saturation: 5.31% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(50, 17, 86)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.88 Yellow: 5.31 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 223.458 I: 4.405 Q: -2.689
XYZ	X: 70.155 Y: 74.335 Z: 74.252
CIE Lab	L:89.081 a:-1.069 b:5.133
CIE Luv	L:89.081 u:1.704 v:7.919
Decimal	14868694
Hunter Lab	86.218, -5.638, 9.291