Shell White
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Shell White (8917) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#F0EBE0LRV
83.25
Shell White's Color Strip
Shell White is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Color strip 264 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Shell White in Rooms
Follow Shell White from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Misc Photo
1 misc image trace Shell White (8917) through the color’s movement from one type of space to another. Its place within 2018 Sincerity and Finest Whites hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Walls in crisp Shell White provide a timeless, clean foundation.
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Coordinating Colors
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Backdrop encloses it.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Gris Morado encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 86 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (86 vs 83) makes Whitetail the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Flour reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Frost Bite the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Starry Night encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 20, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Lakeside encloses it.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 3), opening up a space where After the Storm encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 86 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 86 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
White Flour reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 83 vs 59, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Stone Guardians encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This brilliant, warm white has only the merest hint of peach undertone. Consider this graceful hue for brightening up your kitchen.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.