Origami White
SW 7636 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Origami White
SW 7636
Subtle yellow-beige, a warm color
- Color family
- White
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Origami White SW 7636 is a soft white with barely enough pigment to count as warm, with an LRV of 76, one of the brighter off-whites, and it reads as white until something whiter sits beside it. Its measured undertone is a subtle yellow-beige, so slight that it sits at the edge of neutral. It is the pick for people who find Alabaster SW 7008 too creamy and Pure White SW 7005 too stark, on walls, trim and exteriors.
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Is Origami White warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Subtle yellow-beige
A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.
Origami White measures warm by our method, but only just: a faint yellow lean with a whisper toward green, and so little pigment behind it that a hair less would make it neutral. On a wall that reads as a white with a drop of gray in it, not a cream and not a greige. Against a bright trim such as Extra White SW 7006 it shows as a soft pale gray; beside warm oak it warms up and looks like a plain warm white; beside cool tile it can look faintly greenish-gray. It does not go pink, and it does not go yellow the way Alabaster SW 7008 can. Sanctuary SW 9583 and Heron Plume SW 6070 are near twins by measurement, and Pearly White SW 7009 is a close sibling with a little more warmth.
Origami White in north, south, east and west light
Put Origami White in a north-facing room and it reads as a soft gray-white, a little cooler and darker than the chip, and because it has so little pigment it stays clean there rather than going green or muddy; it is one of the easier whites to use in a north room. South light warms it into a plain soft white and can make a sunlit wall look almost like Alabaster SW 7008. East and west rooms see only small shifts, warmer early and late. Bulbs matter more than windows here: 2700K makes it warm, 4000K makes it a cool gray, and 3000K holds it at the chip.
Watch for
- Under 4000K bulbs it becomes a cool light gray, not a white
- Beside Extra White SW 7006 trim it reads as a pale gray; beside Alabaster SW 7008 it reads white
- Cool gray tile can pull a faint green-gray out of it
Best rooms and surfaces for Origami White
Origami White suits any room where the walls should read white with no cream cast: living rooms, bedrooms and hallways take it, and it holds its own in a north room. On kitchen cabinets it reads as a soft white with a little gray, clean beside white quartz and marble, and it suits black or nickel hardware better than brass. In a bathroom it works with white tile and cool fixtures, which is not true of the creamier whites, as long as the bulbs are not too cool. It can serve as a trim and ceiling white over deeper walls such as Anew Gray SW 7030, the accent Sherwin-Williams gives it. It is the wrong pick for a room built around cream, gold and warm wood, where it looks a little cold.
Origami White on an exterior
Origami White sits on Sherwin-Williams' top exterior list. On a house it reads as a clean soft white, brighter than the chip in full sun and a pale gray in shade, and it takes gray and black roofs, stone and cool brick better than the cream whites do. Extra White SW 7006 or Pure White SW 7005 trim keeps the edges crisp; a door in Iron Ore SW 7069 or Peppercorn SW 7674 gives the front some weight. On a cloudy day the whole house reads a soft gray-white.
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Origami White vs Alabaster, Shoji White, Snowbound and Aesthetic White
AlabasterOrigami WhiteOrigami White vs Alabaster SW 7008
Origami White is noticeably darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.
Alabaster SW 7008 is six points lighter and clearly creamier, with real yellow in it where Origami White has almost none. Beside each other Alabaster reads warm and buttery, Origami White clean and a touch gray. Pick Alabaster for a room with warm wood, brass and cream fabrics; pick Origami White for one with white quartz, black, gray or green, or when Alabaster looks yellow on your walls.
Shoji WhiteOrigami WhiteOrigami White vs Shoji White SW 7042
Origami White is a touch lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.
Shoji White SW 7042 is a couple of points darker and carries much more beige: a warm greige-white against Origami White's gray-white. On a wall Shoji White is a color and Origami White is a white. Choose Shoji White for warmth and depth in a bright room; choose Origami White when you want the walls to disappear behind the furniture.
SnowboundOrigami WhiteOrigami White vs Snowbound SW 7004
Origami White is noticeably darker; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs faint yellow-beige.
Snowbound SW 7004 is seven points lighter and just as quiet, a near-neutral white with a faint beige lean. The two are the same idea at two strengths: Snowbound bright enough for trim, Origami White with enough gray to show as a wall. They pair well together, Origami White walls under Snowbound trim. Snowbound is the one for a bright, airy room; Origami White is the one where a bright white feels bare.
Aesthetic WhiteOrigami WhiteOrigami White vs Aesthetic White SW 7035
Origami White is a touch lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.
Aesthetic White SW 7035 is one step down the same strip, three points darker and warmer, a soft greige where Origami White is a gray-white. Next to each other Aesthetic White looks like a pale beige and Origami White like a white. Aesthetic White gives a warmer, cozier wall; Origami White gives a cleaner room, and it is the safer pick for a north exposure where the greige would go muddy.
Questions about Origami White
Does Origami White look gray or green?
Gray, in cool light; green only rarely. It has very little pigment, so a north window or 4000K bulbs turn it into a soft light gray rather than a white, and cool gray tile can pull a faint green-gray from its lean. In warm light and beside wood it reads as a plain soft white. It never goes pink or yellow.
What colors go with Origami White?
Sherwin-Williams coordinates it with Anew Gray SW 7030, a mid greige, and Spalding Gray SW 6074, a deep brown-gray. In practice it sits well with white marble, black, nickel, pale oak and cool greens and blues such as Evergreen Fog SW 9130, and it takes gray floors better than the creamier whites. Gold and warm cream fabrics make it look a little cold.
What is one shade darker than Origami White?
Its fan-deck strip is unusual: Zurich White SW 7626, Heron Plume SW 6070 and White Heron SW 7627 are all within a point of it and look the same on a wall. The first visible step down is Aesthetic White SW 7035, then City Loft SW 7631. There is no lighter color on the strip; among its closest matches, Pearly White SW 7009 is a touch lighter and warmer.
Is Origami White a good exterior color?
Yes, and it is one of Sherwin-Williams' listed top exterior colors. Where it beats the cream whites is on a house with a gray roof, gray stone or cool brick, which make a cream look dingy and make Origami White look clean. Keep the trim brighter, Extra White SW 7006 or Pure White SW 7005, so the house does not read as one flat tone.
Can Origami White be used through a whole house?
Yes, and it is one of the easier whites to run everywhere because it has so little pigment to shift between rooms. North rooms go a touch gray and south rooms a touch warm, but it stays the same white to the eye. Use one trim white throughout, and warm bulbs in the rooms without much daylight.
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