Soothing White
Soothing White is a blue paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its blue and white classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#E1E2E4LRV
76.31
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 76 vs 48, Soothing White is decisively the brighter choice.
Soothing White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 20), opening up a space where Socialite encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (76 vs 73) makes Soothing White the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (80 vs 76) makes Minuet White the marginally brighter of the two.
Soothing White reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lavender Wisp reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 76 vs 0, Soothing White is decisively the brighter choice.
Complementary Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (81 vs 76) makes Heavenly White the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Soothing White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 35), opening up a space where Palisade encloses it.
Soothing White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
Soothing White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 20), opening up a space where Warm Stone encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 61, Soothing White is decisively the brighter choice.
Soothing White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Habitat encloses it.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This serene, barely-tinted white carries just a whisper of cool undertone to create a calming, almost meditative atmosphere. Perfect for bedrooms, bathrooms, or any sanctuary space where you want pristine clarity without clinical coldness.