Hush White
Sherwin-Williams's Hush White is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its beige, greige and white classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#E5DAD4LRV
71.56
Hush White's Color Strip
Hush White is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Gorgeous White and Dreamy White. The strip spans from Polite White at the lightest end to Free Spirit at the deepest. Color strip 274 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Hush White in Rooms
Follow Hush White from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
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Hush White (6042) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms.
Hallway walls in Hush White brighten the passage with clean, airy refinement.
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Corridor surfaces in Hush White create a light-filled, welcoming entryway transition.
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Coordinating Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 50), opening up a space where Bona Fide Beige encloses it.
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Mocha encloses it.
Trim Color
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 53), opening up a space where Niebla Azul encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 53, Hush White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 16, Hush White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (77 vs 72) makes Glass Bead the marginally brighter of the two.
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 29), opening up a space where Morning at Sea encloses it.
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 34), opening up a space where Debonair encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crystalline reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
At LRV 72 vs 40, Hush White is decisively the brighter choice.
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 40), opening up a space where Sandbank encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 47, Hush White is decisively the brighter choice.
Hush White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 59), opening up a space where Unfussy Beige encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Hush White the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This luminous near-white holds a whisper of lavender warmth that softens any room with gentle, understated elegance. Perfect for bedrooms and bathrooms seeking a serene sanctuary, it pairs beautifully with cool grays and soft metallics for a spa-like retreat.
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