Clean Slate
Sherwin-Williams Clean Slate (9621) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its blue, green and white classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#E0E3E2LRV
76.35
Clean Slate in Rooms
Follow Clean Slate from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Home Office Photo
Clean Slate (9621) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
Sherwin-Williams Clean Slate in a mid century home office
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1 Front Door Photo
The threshold between the street and the interior can draw different notes from Clean Slate (9621). The blue, green, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
mediterranean front door featuring Clean Slate by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Its place within Emerald Designer Edition - Rustic + Refined hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let gentle morning light and low evening lamps and bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures guide the final sample decision.
A cozy bedroom painted in Clean Slate
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1 Dining Room Photo
Clean Slate (9621) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under natural light, candles and pendant lighting.
Clean Slate paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
The contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light can draw different notes from Clean Slate (9621). The blue, green, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Clean Slate — modern luxury bathroom
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1 Patio Photo
Against stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery, Clean Slate (9621) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. Its LRV of 76.3 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
minimalist patio featuring Clean Slate by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Against upholstery, timber, art and metal accents, Clean Slate (9621) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. Its LRV of 76.3 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
A contemporary living room painted in Clean Slate
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1 Mudroom Photo
The 1 mudroom image turn a white swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Clean Slate paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 House Photo
Clean Slate (9621) moves through 1 house image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Clean Slate color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
These 1 kitchen image show how Clean Slate (9621) can sit beside stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The blue, green, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Clean Slate — industrial kitchen
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 76), opening up a space where Clean Slate encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 38, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Clean Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Clean Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 79 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 76 vs 46, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 24, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 17), opening up a space where Plum Dandy encloses it.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Thistle encloses it.
Clean Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 3, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Clean Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
Clean Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 50), opening up a space where Monorail Silver encloses it.
Clean Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This pristine, luminous white offers a calm, almost meditative blank canvas for any room in your home. Its pure neutral character and gentle reflectivity make it perfect for creating serene spaces—from bedrooms to bathrooms—where clarity and simplicity reign.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.