Creamery
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Creamery remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 10 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#EDD0B6
LRV
66.50
Creamery's Color Strip
Creamery is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Color strip 127 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Creamery in Real Rooms
Creamery has a high LRV of 66.5 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Orange family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, bedroom, home office, front door, dining room, kitchen, mudroom, patio, living room and house.
1 Bathroom Photo
The interaction between Creamery and steam or humidity creates a beautiful, diffused atmosphere in a bathroom. It's a color that feels "alive," shifting slightly in character as the environment changes during a hot shower or a long soak.
Creamery — moody bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Lighting is key in a bedroom, and Creamery reacts beautifully to dimmers. As you lower the lights for sleep, the color takes on a velvet-like quality, losing its daytime crispness in favor of a smoky, mysterious depth that is incredibly conducive to relaxation.
A modern luxury bedroom painted in Creamery
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1 Home Office Photo
The transition from "home life" to "work life" can be signaled by the color of the room. Entering a space painted in Creamery provides a mental shift, telling your brain that it's time to settle in and be productive.
Sherwin-Williams Creamery in a unique home office
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1 Front Door Photo
A front door in Creamery is a timeless choice that won't feel dated as trends shift. It's a versatile hue that can adapt to different porch decor—from modern planters to traditional rockers—with effortless ease.
mediterranean front door featuring Creamery by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
Dining rooms are often the best place to take a "color risk." By choosing Creamery, you're opting for a shade that is saturated and confident, yet still refined enough to act as a neutral backdrop for colorful table linens and floral arrangements.
Creamery paint in a elegant dining room
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1 Kitchen Photo
On kitchen walls, Creamery adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding too much attention in a busy space. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz or marble, making it an incredibly flexible choice for the hardest-working and most high-traffic room in the house.
Creamery — scandinavian kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Creamery handles the visual noise of a high-traffic entry point with ease. Coats, shoes, bags — the color grounds all of it without making the chaos worse. It's also incredibly forgiving of the scuffs and marks that come with daily use.
Creamery paint in a neutral mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
Creamery on a patio surface or garden wall creates a visual anchor that ties together furniture, plantings, and architecture. It reads as intentional in a way that natural wood or stone alone rarely achieves, providing a polished "finished" look to the landscape.
mediterranean patio featuring Creamery by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Creamery in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
A cozy living room painted in Creamery
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1 House Photo
In suburban environments, Creamery provides a sophisticated point of difference. It stands out from the sea of beige and grey without being "that house" that's too loud. It's the subtle, high-end choice that improves the curb appeal of the entire block.
Creamery color — eclectic house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
Choice Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 67 vs 3, Creamery is decisively the brighter choice.
Creamery reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 28), opening up a space where Tupelo Tree encloses it.
Trim Color
Choice Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 67 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 67 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (67 vs 62) makes Creamery the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 67) makes Frangipane the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Creamery reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Silent Ripple reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Creamery is decisively the brighter choice.
Creamery reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 18), opening up a space where St. Bart's encloses it.
Creamery reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Creamery reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 11), opening up a space where Bunglehouse Blue encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (72 vs 67) makes Wishful Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 79 vs 67, Feather White is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Creamery reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 38), opening up a space where Bakelite Gold encloses it.
Creamery reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Harvest Gold encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 38, Creamery is decisively the brighter choice.