Sherwin Williams Porcelain SW 0053
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- Porcelain for living room (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Porcelain reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Porcelain undertones?
- Is Porcelain SW 0053 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Porcelain
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Porcelain SW 0053
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Porcelain SW 0053 |
| Code: | SW 0053 |
| Name: | Porcelain |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, Rejuvenation - Spring/Summer 2022, Historic Interior Color Wall, 2019 Raconteur, The Classics (1800s-1860s) |
What color is Sherwin Williams Porcelain?
Sherwin Williams Porcelain SW 0053 is a light, softly warmed off-white with a gentle beige cast rather than a stark white appearance. Its muted color value keeps it quiet on large wall areas, while the creamy warmth helps it sit comfortably beside natural wood, linen, and woven textures. In bright daylight, Porcelain can read as a pale warm neutral; lower or warmer lighting may bring out its subtle tan-peach undertone. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a clean backdrop is wanted without a cool or clinical effect. Pair it with warm white trim, medium oak, terracotta accents, or softened charcoal for definition.
Porcelain for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams Porcelain reviews (5 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Porcelain undertones?
Porcelain is a light, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
RGB code:
233, 224, 213
Is Sherwin Williams Porcelain cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 0053 Porcelain HSL code: 33, 31%, 87%
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 Porcelain
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Porcelain:
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 0053
Porcelain
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 Porcelain with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Porcelain
Porcelain has an LRV of 75.61% 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 75.61%, 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 | #e9e0d5 |
| RGB Decimal | 233, 224, 213 |
| RGB Percent | 91.37%, 87.84%, 83.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 8.58% Value: 91.37% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 31, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.86 Yellow: 8.58 Key: 8.63 |
| YIQ | Y: 225.437 I: 8.898 Q: -1.519 |
| XYZ | X: 72.268 Y: 75.44 Z: 73.687 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.599 a:1.192 b:6.474 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.599 u:5.856 v:9.493 |
| Decimal | 15327445 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.856, -3.479, 10.499 |
Color equivalents
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