Paperwhite
Sherwin-Williams Paperwhite (7105) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#F7EFDELRV
86.70
Paperwhite's Color Strip
Paperwhite is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Browsing strip 262 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Paperwhite in Rooms
Follow Paperwhite from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
Paperwhite (7105) brings its white character into a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Living room in Paperwhite reflects natural light throughout the space.
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4 Misc Photos
Viewed across 4 misc images in an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, Paperwhite (7105) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. Its LRV of 86.7 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Stairwell walls in Paperwhite maintain brightness on upper floors.
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Walls painted in Paperwhite brighten this staircase passage.
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Staircase in Paperwhite creates continuity between floor levels.
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Hallway walls in Paperwhite connect adjoining rooms visually.
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Coordinating Colors
Paperwhite reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 65), opening up a space where Chopsticks encloses it.
Paperwhite reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 35), opening up a space where Caramelized encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 88 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Paperwhite the marginally brighter of the two.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Paperwhite reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 72), opening up a space where Wishful Blue encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 8, Paperwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
Paperwhite reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Luxe Blue encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 24, Paperwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
Paperwhite reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Dyer's Woad encloses it.
Paperwhite reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 14), opening up a space where Denim encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 87 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (87 vs 82) makes Paperwhite the marginally brighter of the two.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Yellow undertones add warmth and creaminess to this bright, clean white. An uplifting addition to bedrooms and sunny kitchens.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.