Intimate White
SW 6322 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Intimate White
SW 6322
Subtle orange, a warm color
- Color family
- Orange
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Intimate White SW 6322 is a blush white with a clear peach-pink flush, filed by Sherwin-Williams in its orange family, not with the whites. It has an LRV of 77, light enough to keep a small bedroom bright while the flush stays visible on every wall. Our method reads it as a subtle orange, warm through and through. It is a bedroom and nursery color above all, and people ask whether it will read pink. On most walls it does, softly.
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Is Intimate White warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans orange
Undertone
Subtle orange
A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.
Intimate White measures as a small, even mix of red and yellow, which is what peach is, with the red strong enough to show. That is rare among near-whites, and it is why this one reads as a color on a wall. Beside a cream such as Creamy SW 7012 the pink shows and the cream looks yellow. Beside a crisp white such as Pure White SW 7005 the walls look plainly pink. Warm wood pulls it toward peach; gray tile and cool quartz pull it toward pink and make it look sweeter. Faint Coral SW 6329 is its near twin with a hair more coral. Alabaster SW 7008 has none of the red, which is the difference between a blush and a cream.
Intimate White in north, south, east and west light
In a north-facing room Intimate White holds its flush better than most pale colors, because there is enough red in it to survive cool light. The walls read as a soft pink-beige rather than a gray, and the room stays warm. South light makes it peachier and lighter, close to a warm white by afternoon. East rooms are pinkest at breakfast; west rooms turn toward apricot at sunset. Warm 2700K bulbs push it toward peach and 3000K keeps it true. At 4000K it turns into a cool pink that most people do not want.
Watch for
- Under 4000K bulbs it turns a cool, candy pink instead of a warm blush
- Beside a crisp white trim such as Pure White SW 7005 it reads plainly pink
- Red-toned wood such as cherry or mahogany doubles the flush
Best rooms and surfaces for Intimate White
Intimate White is a bedroom and nursery color, and that is where nearly everyone puts it. It gives a small bedroom a warm, flattering light and works with white, cream and oatmeal bedding, brass and pale wood. In a nursery it reads as a soft pink without committing to pink. It is a fair bathroom color under warm bulbs with white or cream tile and a poor one with gray tile, where it goes sugary. As a whole-house color it is too pink for most kitchens and living rooms, and it clashes with gray floors. On cabinets it reads as pale peach, a look that suits a powder room and little else. Skip it on an accent wall; it is meant to wrap a room.
Intimate White on an exterior
Intimate White is sold for exterior use, and in full sun the flush all but disappears, leaving a warm white with a faint peach glow. That makes it a way to get a warm white house with more life than a cream. In shade the pink comes back, so a north-facing front reads blush. It suits a red brick base, a terracotta roof and warm stone. Creamy SW 7012 on the trim keeps the pairing soft, and a door in Urbane Bronze SW 7048 gives the front a dark anchor.
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Intimate White vs Faint Coral, Creamy and Alabaster
Intimate White vs Faint Coral SW 6329
Intimate White is a touch lighter; both have a subtle orange undertone.
Faint Coral SW 6329 is the next step down the same fan-deck strip, two points darker at an LRV of 75. It is the closest match to Intimate White in the Sherwin-Williams deck. Both are peach-pink whites; Faint Coral has a hair more coral. On a wall they are the same color. Pick Faint Coral if the sample looks a touch too pale. Pick Intimate White for the lighter room.
CreamyIntimate WhiteIntimate White vs Creamy SW 7012
Intimate White is noticeably darker; undertone subtle orange vs subtle yellow-beige.
Creamy SW 7012 is four points lighter at an LRV of 81 and is the trim white Sherwin-Williams lists for Intimate White. It is a cream with yellow and no red; Intimate White is a blush with red in the mix. Beside each other the cream looks yellow and the blush looks pink, which is the point of the pairing. Use them together, Creamy on trim and Intimate White on the walls, rather than choosing between them.
AlabasterIntimate WhiteIntimate White vs Alabaster SW 7008
Intimate White is noticeably darker; undertone subtle orange vs subtle yellow-beige.
Alabaster SW 7008 is five points lighter at an LRV of 82 and a warm white with no red at all. Next to it Intimate White reads as a plain soft pink and Alabaster as a white. Pick Alabaster for a bedroom that should read white and warm. Pick Intimate White when the room should read as a color, however faint, and the flush is the reason for painting.
Questions about Intimate White
Does Intimate White look pink?
Yes, softly, in almost every light. It has enough red in it to read as a blush rather than a cream. Beside a crisp white or a gray it reads as plain pink. It looks least pink in south sun, where it lifts toward a warm white, and beside warm wood. For a white that only hints at pink it is a step too far; for a pink that passes as white it is right.
Is Intimate White good for a bedroom?
It is the most common use, and for good reason: the flush makes a bedroom feel warm and flatters skin under lamps at night. It works with white, cream and oatmeal bedding, brass and light oak. Keep the trim in Creamy SW 7012 or Westhighland White SW 7566, both warm, so the walls read as blush rather than candy pink. Under 4000K bulbs it turns cool, so choose 2700K to 3000K.
Is Intimate White good for a nursery?
Yes. It gives a nursery a soft pink that does not commit to pink. With white furniture and a neutral rug it reads as a warm white; with pink textiles it reads as pale pink. It works in a north-facing nursery, where cool light leaves it a soft pink-beige rather than gray. Pale Pink SW 9696 is the fainter option, lighter and with less flush.
Is Intimate White good for a bathroom?
With warm bulbs and white or cream tile it makes a soft, flattering bathroom, and it is a common powder room color for that reason. With gray tile, chrome and cool LEDs it turns sugary and looks like a mistake. Keep the trim and vanity in a warm white and the lighting at 2700K to 3000K. Give it the wall behind the mirror, where the flush can flatter.
What colors go with Intimate White?
Sherwin-Williams lists Creamy SW 7012 as its trim and ceiling white. Its accents are Westhighland White SW 7566 and Natural Tan SW 7567, a bright warm white and a light tan. Beyond the list it suits pale oak, rattan, brass and unlacquered bronze. A dusty green such as Clary Sage SW 6178 holds against it on a door or a dresser. Avoid gray, which turns it sugary.
What is one shade lighter or darker than Intimate White?
On its fan-deck strip the next step lighter is Gardenia SW 6665, less than a point up and creamier, with more yellow in the flush. The next step darker is Faint Coral SW 6329, two points down and the nearest twin. Among its other close matches, Polite White SW 6056 is three points darker and grayer, a blush with the sweetness taken out.
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