Extra White
Extra White is a bright and airy White from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find 24 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#EEEFEA
LRV
85.86
Extra White's Color Strip
Extra White is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Color strip 257 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Extra White in Real Rooms
Extra White has a high LRV of 85.86 — 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 White family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets, house, misc, living room, dining room and kitchen.
4 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
The way Extra White interacts with under-cabinet lighting is transformative. It catches the glow and reflects a softer, more diffused light onto the countertops, making the workspace feel more inviting and less utilitarian.
Kitchen cabinets in Extra White brighten the culinary workspace considerably.
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Cabinetry finished in Extra White creates a timeless, clean aesthetic.
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Upper and lower cabinets in Extra White maximize light and openness.
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Cabinet doors painted Extra White provide crisp, modern kitchen elegance.
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3 House Photos
For coastal or high-exposure homes, Extra White is a smart choice. It has the complexity to look good even when dusted with salt or slightly weathered, maintaining its "intentional" look even when the elements are at their peak.
Crisp exterior siding painted in Extra White brightens this classic home.
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Freshly painted house facade glows in Extra White under natural light.
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Interior walls finished in Extra White open up the living spaces.
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4 Misc Photos
These "miscellaneous" applications of Extra White prove that there is truly no room in the house that wouldn't benefit from its sophisticated, grounded, and endlessly adaptable presence.
Clean white trim and siding create a bright, welcoming exterior appearance.
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Glossy white trim work adds architectural definition to neutral interior spaces.
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Front entrance door finished in Extra White makes a clean architectural statement.
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Painted entry door in Extra White adds classic appeal to home exteriors.
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10 Living Room Photos
Extra White anchors the living room with a quiet, architectural confidence. Its depth shifts subtly through the day — cooler in the crisp morning light and significantly warmer by lamplight in the evening — making it a natural fit for a space meant for both high-energy gathering and silent unwinding. To maximize the effect, layer in natural white oak, heavy linen, and soft metallics to let the color truly breathe.
Wooden staircase with Extra White painted railings anchors this modern foyer.
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2 Dining Room Photos
Dining rooms benefit from colors with some weight to them — lighter shades can feel too open for a space meant for intimate evening gatherings. Extra White does what good dining room color should: it makes the table feel like the center of the world.
Dining room walls in Extra White provide clean contrast with wood accents.
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Dining room painted in soft white tones creates an inviting gathering space.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Extra White manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Cabinet doors and trim painted Extra White brighten this contemporary kitchen.
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Coordinating Colors
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 6), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Extra White the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Extra White reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 86 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (90 vs 86) makes White Snow the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 86 vs 12, Extra White is decisively the brighter choice.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 11), opening up a space where Plummy encloses it.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 72), opening up a space where Elation encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (86 vs 76) makes Extra White the marginally brighter of the two.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 16), opening up a space where Forget-Me-Not encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 5, Extra White is decisively the brighter choice.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 5), opening up a space where Dewberry encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 86 vs 64, Extra White is decisively the brighter choice.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 52), opening up a space where Contented encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Extra White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 86 vs 51, Extra White is decisively the brighter choice.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 58), opening up a space where Create encloses it.