Match Extra White
Sherwin-Williams Extra White is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 86. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 88 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Extra White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 88 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 88 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 86 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
At LRV 86 vs 70, Extra White is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.