Extra White

SW 7006 · Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams

Extra White

SW 7006

Hex code

#EEEFEA

Light reflectance value (LRV)

85.9Bright white, bounces the most light

0 black100 white

Undertone

Faint yellow-leaning green, a true neutral

Color family: White
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Extra White SW 7006 is a bright, clean white with an LRV of 86, one of the brightest whites Sherwin-Williams makes. It is close to neutral with only a faint yellow-green lean, so it reads crisp and slightly cool next to creamy whites. It is one of the most common trim and ceiling whites, and it works on walls in bright, modern rooms.

Is Extra White warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

too close to gray to lean

Undertone

Faint yellow-leaning green

graysaturated

Barely off gray.

Extra White carries about as little pigment as a paint gets, and what little there is leans faintly yellow-green: on a wall you see a plain bright white that mostly reflects whatever light and color is already in the room. Beside a creamy white like Alabaster SW 7008 it looks cooler and cleaner; beside a blue-leaning white, slightly warm. That near-total lack of pigment is why it works as a base trim white against almost any wall color without adding a cast of its own. Pure White SW 7005 is the near-twin most people weigh it against, a touch softer and warmer.

Extra White in north, south, east and west light

Extra White carries so little color that it follows the light instead of fighting it: south and west rooms warm it up, east rooms are comfortable all day, and under bulbs the bulb decides the color, so match bulb temperatures before judging it. North rooms are where it can disappoint on walls, since cool, weak light leaves it looking flat and slightly gray; there it is better as trim against a warmer wall.

Watch for

On walls in a north room it can read flat and gray rather than clean.
Next to a cream trim or ceiling it looks cooler; keep the whites in one family.
Mixed bulb temperatures show more on Extra White than on a tinted white.

Best rooms and surfaces for Extra White

Trim, doors and ceilings are where Extra White does most of its work: against a mid-tone wall such as Agreeable Gray SW 7029 or Clary Sage SW 6178 it gives a clean, slightly cool edge without shifting the wall color. Kitchen cabinets in it read bright and clean, though beside warm wood floors they can look a bit stark; Pure White SW 7005 softens that. It suits bathrooms, laundry rooms and modern interiors with big windows where a plain white wall is the point. On the walls of a cozy or dim room it can feel cold, and Alabaster SW 7008 usually suits those better; with honey or orange-toned wood it makes strong contrast.

Extra White on an exterior

Outdoors the brightness is the thing to plan for: sun lifts every color, so a house in Extra White reads very bright and can glare on a south wall. It is used most as exterior trim, crisp against siding in Dried Thyme SW 6186, Urbane Bronze SW 7048 or Iron Ore SW 7069. For a white house, pair it with dark windows and a Tricorn Black SW 6258 door so the white has something to push against; on a shaded north side it looks soft rather than stark.

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Extra White vs Pure White, Alabaster and Snowbound

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Pure White SW 7005, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Extra White vs Pure White SW 7005

Extra White is a touch lighter; undertone faint yellow-leaning green vs faint yellow-beige.

Pure White SW 7005 is the closest page white to Extra White, very close on a wall and a touch darker. The difference is the lean: Pure White is classified faint yellow-beige and Extra White faint yellow-green, so Pure White reads a touch softer and warmer and Extra White a touch crisper. Pick Pure White for walls and trim in a warm scheme; pick Extra White for the brightest trim or a cool, modern one.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Alabaster SW 7008, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Extra White vs Alabaster SW 7008

Extra White is noticeably lighter; undertone faint yellow-leaning green vs subtle yellow-beige.

Alabaster SW 7008 is a creamy white, noticeably darker than Extra White, with a subtle yellow-beige lean where Extra White has almost none. Side by side Alabaster looks warm and Extra White looks cool. Alabaster is the wall white for a cozy house; Extra White is the trim white that keeps an edge against it. That pairing is common, but the contrast is visible, so sample both together.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Snowbound SW 7004, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Extra White vs Snowbound SW 7004

Extra White is noticeably lighter; undertone faint yellow-leaning green vs faint yellow-beige.

Snowbound SW 7004 is noticeably darker than Extra White, and its lean is faint yellow-beige, so it is a touch softer and grayer. It is the choice when Extra White feels too bright on a wall but a creamy white feels too warm. Extra White stays the cleaner trim; Snowbound walls with Extra White trim keep the whole room in the neutral family with little contrast.

Questions about Extra White

Does Extra White look blue or gray?

There is no blue in it; what little pigment it has leans faintly yellow-green. The gray shows in north rooms, where weak cool light can leave it flat and slightly gray on walls; there it works better as trim against a warmer wall color.

What colors go with Extra White?

Extra White is usually the trim, and it edges almost any mid-tone or dark wall color, such as Agreeable Gray SW 7029 or Clary Sage SW 6178, without shifting it. Outdoors it pairs with siding in Dried Thyme SW 6186, Urbane Bronze SW 7048 or Iron Ore SW 7069.

What is one shade darker than Extra White?

Extra White is the lightest color on its own strip; one shade darker there is Ceiling Bright White SW 7007. Its near-twin Pure White SW 7005 is also a touch darker and softer, sitting between the two.

Is Extra White too white for walls?

For some rooms, yes. It is one of the brightest Sherwin-Williams whites, and on the walls of a dim or north room it can look stark and a little gray. It works on walls in bright, modern rooms. For a softer whole-house white, Pure White SW 7005 is the usual step down.

Is Extra White a good trim color?

Yes, it is one of the most common Sherwin-Williams trim and ceiling whites. It carries almost no pigment, so it does not add a cream or blue cast to the wall color next to it, and it is lighter than nearly every wall color, which keeps the edges clean.

Get a sample before you paint

Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Extra White, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.