Sherwin Williams Creamy SW 7012
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- Creamy for bedroom (14 photos)
- Creamy for living room (22 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Creamy for bathroom (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 7012 on kitchen cabinets (17 photos)
- Creamy for exterior (20 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Creamy reviews (15 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Creamy undertones?
- Is Creamy SW 7012 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Creamy
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Creamy SW 7012
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Creamy SW 7012 |
| Code: | SW 7012 |
| Name: | Creamy |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Top 50 Colors, Living Well, Finest Whites, Warm White, Naturalist, Cool Neutrals, Senior Living Warm Foundations |
What color is Sherwin Williams Creamy?
Sherwin Williams Creamy SW 7012 is a soft off-white with noticeable yellow-beige undertones, closer to fresh cream than a crisp gallery white. It brings gentle warmth to north-facing rooms, where it can keep walls from looking flat or chilly, while bright daylight reveals its clean, light appearance. Under warm lamps in the evening, Creamy becomes richer and slightly more buttery without turning gold. It is especially useful on whole-house walls, kitchen cabinetry, trim, and ceilings when a stark white would feel too sharp. Pair it with natural oak, aged brass, linen upholstery, warm stone, or deep green accents for a grounded, lived-in look.
Creamy for bedroom (14 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Creamy for living room (22 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 SW 7012 for bathroom (5 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light beige real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 7012 on kitchen cabinets (17 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Creamy for exterior (20 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 beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Creamy reviews (15 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Creamy undertones?
Creamy reads as a near-white off-white with a light depth and very low saturation, so it looks soft rather than strongly colored. The supplied digital sample shows a subtle yellow-leaning bias, though that undertone is faint and can shift in appearance with surrounding colors and lighting. Sherwin-Williams describes it as an off-white, which fits its visibly white main family with a gentle warm cast rather than a crisp, stark-white look. Warm artificial light may make its yellow warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight may make it appear cleaner and closer to neutral.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
239, 232, 219
Is Sherwin Williams Creamy cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 39°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 7012 Creamy HSL code: 39, 38%, 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 Creamy
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Creamy:
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 7012
Creamy
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 Creamy with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.
LRV of Creamy
Creamy has an LRV of 81% 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%, 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 | #efe8db |
| RGB Decimal | 239, 232, 219 |
| RGB Percent | 93.73%, 90.98%, 85.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 39° Saturation: 8.37% Value: 93.73% |
| HSL | hsl(39, 38, 90) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.93 Yellow: 8.37 Key: 6.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 232.611 I: 8.349 Q: -2.565 |
| XYZ | X: 77.237 Y: 81.179 Z: 78.599 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.211 a:0.158 b:7.16 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.211 u:4.785 v:10.745 |
| Decimal | 15722715 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.099, -4.657, 11.348 |
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