Maison Blanche
SW 7526 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Maison Blanche
SW 7526
Noticeable yellow-beige, a warm color
- Color family
- Yellow
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Maison Blanche SW 7526 is a light tan with a cream face, and despite the name it is not a white. It sits at an LRV of 66, light enough to carry a whole room while reading as a clear beige against white trim. Our method reads it as a noticeable yellow-beige, the most colored of the light neutrals people shortlist with it. It is the color for people who want the warmth of a tan without the darkness of one.
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Is Maison Blanche warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Noticeable yellow-beige
A visible lean you see in daylight.
Maison Blanche measures as a clear yellow lean with a little red behind it, the mix that reads as tan rather than cream. It carries more yellow than Accessible Beige SW 7036, which has more gray. It carries far more than Shoji White SW 7042, a white by comparison. Beside a crisp white trim it reads as a soft khaki cream. Beside warm oak it reads as a paler version of the wood. Cool gray tile and black metal make it look yellower than the chip. Natural Linen SW 9109 is its near twin with a hair more red, so it reads a touch pinker. Natural Tan SW 7567 is a hair darker and grayer.
Maison Blanche in north, south, east and west light
Maison Blanche needs a warm room, and a north-facing room is where it is weakest. Cool light grays the tan and the walls can read as a flat khaki, though the yellow keeps it from going cold. In a north room pair it with warm wood and 2700K bulbs, or choose the lighter Natural Linen SW 9109. South light is its friend; by afternoon the walls glow a soft cream-tan. East rooms show the cream at breakfast, west rooms turn it toward gold at sunset. Bulbs at 2700K to 3000K keep it true, and 4000K bulbs turn it a dull mustard.
Watch for
- In a dim north room it flattens into khaki, so sample the darkest wall
- Under 4000K bulbs it turns a dull mustard rather than a cream
- Beside a crisp white trim it reads darker and more yellow than the chip
Best rooms and surfaces for Maison Blanche
Maison Blanche is a living room, dining room and hallway color for houses full of warm materials. It belongs with oak or walnut floors, leather, brass, terracotta and natural stone. It runs through a whole house as a warm neutral. A whole house of it needs white trim and plenty of daylight to keep from going heavy. Bedrooms take it well under warm lamps. On kitchen cabinets it reads as a soft tan, a look that suits a country or Mediterranean kitchen with a wood counter. It is a poor pick for a bathroom with cool tile and chrome, where it looks yellow. In a gray-floored modern room it fights everything. As an accent wall it is too close to a white to count.
Maison Blanche on an exterior
Maison Blanche is sold for exterior use, and the muted mix keeps it from glaring in full sun. In sun it reads as a warm cream and in shade it deepens into a soft tan. A house with deep eaves shows both in a day. It suits stucco, stone, a brown roof and a wood door. Panda White SW 6147 on the trim keeps the house warm, and Pure White SW 7005 gives crisper lines. A door in Urbane Bronze SW 7048 anchors the front.
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Maison Blanche vs Natural Linen, Accessible Beige, Shoji White and Alabaster
Natural LinenMaison BlancheMaison Blanche vs Natural Linen SW 9109
Maison Blanche is a touch darker; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Natural Linen SW 9109 matches Maison Blanche in lightness, within a point, and the two are close enough to swap on most walls. The difference is the second color in the mix. Natural Linen carries a touch more red and reads a hair pinker; Maison Blanche carries a touch more yellow and reads a hair more tan. Pick Natural Linen for a room with pink-beige tile or stone. Pick Maison Blanche for a room with oak, brass and terracotta.
Accessible BeigeMaison BlancheMaison Blanche vs Accessible Beige SW 7036
Maison Blanche is noticeably lighter; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Accessible Beige SW 7036 is eight points darker at an LRV of 58 and has more gray in it. It is a greige-beige where Maison Blanche is a cream-tan. On a wall Accessible Beige reads as a light beige with weight; Maison Blanche reads lighter and yellower. Choose Accessible Beige for a bright room and a grayer palette. Choose Maison Blanche for a warmer palette or a dimmer room that needs the extra light.
Shoji WhiteMaison BlancheMaison Blanche vs Shoji White SW 7042
Maison Blanche is noticeably darker; undertone noticeable yellow-beige vs subtle yellow-beige.
Shoji White SW 7042 is eight points lighter at an LRV of 74 and is a white by comparison. It is a warm off-white with only a hint of the tan. Beside it Maison Blanche reads as a clear color. The pairing works on one wall, Shoji White above a Maison Blanche wainscot. As alternatives, Shoji White is the pick for a room that should read white and Maison Blanche for one that should read warm.
AlabasterMaison BlancheMaison Blanche vs Alabaster SW 7008
Maison Blanche is much darker; undertone noticeable yellow-beige vs subtle yellow-beige.
Alabaster SW 7008 is 16 points lighter at an LRV of 82 and a warm white with far less yellow. There is no confusing the two on a wall; the question is which job each does. Alabaster is a wall and trim white that keeps a room bright. Maison Blanche is a wall color that gives a room warmth and depth. Alabaster is one of the whites that suits it on the trim.
Questions about Maison Blanche
Does Maison Blanche look yellow?
It can, in the wrong company. Maison Blanche measures as a clear yellow lean, so beside cool gray tile, black metal or a crisp white it reads yellow rather than tan. With oak, leather, brass and a warm white trim the yellow reads as warmth and the walls look like a soft tan. Under 4000K bulbs it goes mustard, so keep the bulbs at 2700K to 3000K.
Is Maison Blanche good for a living room?
Yes, in a living room with warm materials and good daylight. It gives the walls a soft tan that flatters wood, leather and brass. It keeps a big room from feeling bare the way a white can. Pair it with Panda White SW 6147 or Alabaster SW 7008 on the trim, and a rug clearly lighter or darker than the walls. In a north-facing living room it needs warm lamps.
Is Maison Blanche good for cabinets?
It works on cabinets in a kitchen that wants tan rather than white or cream, with a wood counter, a stone backsplash and bronze hardware. On a whole run of cabinets it reads darker and more yellow than on a wall, so sample a door. Give it walls in Panda White SW 6147 or Shoji White SW 7042 so the cabinets are the warm element in the room.
What colors go with Maison Blanche?
Its Sherwin-Williams trim white is Panda White SW 6147, for trim and ceilings. The accents it lists are Urban Jungle SW 9117 and Mediterranean SW 7617, a warm khaki and a deep blue-green. Beyond the list it suits oak and walnut, leather, terracotta, brass and unlacquered bronze. For a dark accent, Urbane Bronze SW 7048 on a door or an island holds against it without fighting the yellow.
What is one shade lighter or darker than Maison Blanche?
Maison Blanche is the lightest color on its fan-deck strip, so the only step there is darker. That is Fresco Cream SW 7719, nine points down and more orange. Among its closest matches, Lotus Pod SW 7572 is four points lighter and creamier. Natural Tan SW 7567 sits a point darker and a little grayer.
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