Sherwin Williams Reliable White SW 6091

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Code:SW 6091
Name:Reliable White
Brand:Sherwin Williams
Collections:Living Well

What color is Sherwin Williams Reliable White?

Sherwin Williams Reliable White SW 6091 is a pale, warm off-white with a gentle beige cast rather than a crisp, bright-white look. Its low-saturation color keeps walls light while adding enough warmth to soften rooms with cool flooring, gray upholstery, or black-framed windows. In bright daylight, Reliable White can read as a quiet creamy neutral, while evening lighting tends to bring out its slightly deeper tan-beige side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a stark white would feel too sharp. Pair it with natural oak, linen textiles, warm gray stone, muted clay accents, and deeper brown or charcoal details for contrast.

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LRV of Reliable White

Reliable White has an LRV of 74.19% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of lightWhy 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 74.19%, 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.

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FormatCode
HEX#e8ded3
RGB Decimal232, 222, 211
RGB Percent90.98%, 87.06%, 82.75%
HSVHue: 31° Saturation: 9.05% Value: 90.98%
HSLhsl(31, 31, 87)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.31 Yellow: 9.05 Key: 9.02
YIQY: 223.736 I: 9.494 Q: -1.308
XYZX: 71.156 Y: 74.102 Z: 72.165
CIE LabL:88.971 a:1.544 b:6.609
CIE LuvL:88.971 u:6.454 v:9.615
Decimal15261395
Hunter Lab86.083, -3.097, 10.554

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