Nuance
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Nuance (7049) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its beige, greige and yellow classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#E2E0D6LRV
74.28
Nuance's Color Strip
Nuance is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Color strip 258 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Nuance in Rooms
Follow Nuance 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.
5 Misc Photos
Its place within Living Well 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.
Soft walls in Nuance create a serene backdrop for this minimalist living space.
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Light-filled room features Nuance walls that enhance natural brightness throughout.
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Neutral Nuance walls provide a calm foundation for layered textures and furnishings.
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Walls painted in Nuance establish a sophisticated, understated elegance in this room.
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Clean architectural lines pair beautifully with Nuance walls in this modern space.
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Coordinating Colors
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nuance reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Analytical Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 26, Nuance is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Nuance reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Nuance reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 20, Nuance is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 28, Nuance is decisively the brighter choice.
Nuance reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 3), opening up a space where After the Storm encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Lavender Wisp the marginally brighter of the two.
Nuance reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
White Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Nuance reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Sedate Gray encloses it.
Nuance reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Svelte Sage encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This cool, bright white provides a gentle sophistication thanks to its subtle green undertone. Perfect in a study or master bedroom.