Gypsum
Sherwin-Williams Gypsum (9543) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its 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
#EAEBE7LRV
82.35
Gypsum in Rooms
Follow Gypsum from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
Gypsum (9543) 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 the movement from window light to lamplight.
Living room walls in Gypsum provide a soft, neutral backdrop.
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1 Kitchen Photo
These 1 kitchen image show how Gypsum (9543) can sit beside stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Kitchen cabinetry in Gypsum offers clean, understated elegance.
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2 Misc Photos
Its place within Emerald Designer Edition - Minimal + Modern hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms and a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes guide the final sample decision.
Hallway walls in Gypsum create seamless flow between rooms.
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Trim and walls in Gypsum establish a cohesive palette.
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Coordinating Colors
Gypsum reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Constellation encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 7, Gypsum is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Extra White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Gypsum reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Purple Passage encloses it.
Gypsum reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (82 vs 71) makes Gypsum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 16, Gypsum is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Extra White the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Gypsum reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 82 vs 61, Gypsum is decisively the brighter choice.
Gypsum reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 64), opening up a space where Filmy Green encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
This luminous near-white carries subtle warm undertones that soften without sacrificing cleanliness, making it feel both pristine and inviting in any room. Perfect for walls that need brightness without starkness, it pairs beautifully with crisp trim and lets other design elements take center stage.