Dashing vs Extra White
Dashing and Extra White come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Dashing belongs to the green-white family and Extra White to the white family. The 3-point LRV gap — 86 for Extra White vs 83 for Dashing — means Extra White will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 1.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dashing vs Extra White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Dashing and Extra White are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Dashing vs Extra White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dashing on one side and Extra White on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Dashing comparisons
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Dashing the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.