Original White
Original White is a Purple paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in 2020 Heart and Living Well, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#E2DEDBLRV
73.55
Original White's Color Strip
Original White is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Smart White and Free Spirit. The strip spans from Polite White at the lightest end to Free Spirit at the deepest. Strip 274 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Coordinating Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Hammered Silver encloses it.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 5), opening up a space where Blackberry encloses it.
Trim Color
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (77 vs 74) makes Crystalline the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Cloud Nine the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Glass Bead reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 29, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 34, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 11, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Heavenly White the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Warm Pewter encloses it.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Greige encloses it.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Grayish encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Versatile Gray encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A classic for a reason. This pastel hue has a bit more depth than its brighter counterparts. Use to add warmth to neutral palettes.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.