Westhighland White

SW 7566 · Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams

Westhighland White

SW 7566

Hex code

#F3EEE3

Light reflectance value (LRV)

85.8Bright white, bounces the most light

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige, a warm color

Color family: White
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Westhighland White SW 7566 is a clean white with a touch of cream, the brightest of the warm whites it is usually shortlisted with. Its LRV of 86 puts it in the bright-white band, where a wall bounces light around and takes on the color of that light. Our method reads it as a subtle yellow-beige, warm without a hint of pink. It is a wall, trim and cabinet white for people who find Alabaster SW 7008 a shade too soft.

Updated September 2, 2026

Is Westhighland White warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige

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A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Westhighland White measures as a small lean to yellow with the faintest tilt away from red, so it can go cream but never pink. At this brightness the lean is faint on a wall. In a bright room the walls read as white, and the cream shows only where a truer white sits beside it. Next to Extra White SW 7006 it looks warm; next to Creamy SW 7012 it looks like the white. Warm oak and brass make it read cleaner and whiter. Cool gray tile brings out the cream. Greek Villa SW 7551 is its near twin, two points softer with the same lean. Alabaster SW 7008 is four points softer and reads a shade more putty beside it.

Westhighland White in north, south, east and west light

Westhighland White is a warm white that still works in a north-facing room, because its cream takes the chill off the cool light. The walls read as a soft white rather than the gray a neutral white turns there. The room also stays lighter than it would with Alabaster SW 7008. In south light it goes creamier by afternoon, though never yellow. East and west rooms show a little more warmth at the sunny end of the day. Bulbs at 2700K make it read cream, 3000K keeps it close to the chip, and 4000K bulbs make it look like a plain cool white.

Watch for

Beside a true white such as Extra White SW 7006 it reads plainly warm, so do not mix the two on one wall
Under 4000K bulbs the cream vanishes and it looks like any bright white
At midday in a south room it can glare, since it is the brightest color on its strip

Best rooms and surfaces for Westhighland White

Westhighland White is a whole-house white: walls, trim and ceilings in one color, which is how many people use it. It is bright enough for a hallway with no window and warm enough that a big living room does not feel clinical. On kitchen cabinets it reads as a clean warm white, and it holds up beside white quartz where Alabaster SW 7008 can look yellow. Bedrooms take it well with linen and pale wood. It is one of the few warm whites that works in a bathroom with white tile; the cream is too faint to fight the tile. In a room with a lot of cream or beige it can look stark, and there Alabaster SW 7008 is the softer pick.

Westhighland White on an exterior

Westhighland White is one of the Sherwin-Williams top exterior colors, and outside is where its brightness pays off. In full sun it reads as a clean white with none of the yellow a cream house shows. In shade a little warmth comes back and keeps it from looking gray. It suits a farmhouse or a painted brick house with a black roof and black windows. Run it on siding and trim together for an all-white house. A door in Tricorn Black SW 6258 or Iron Ore SW 7069 gives it a focal point.

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Westhighland White vs Alabaster, Greek Villa, Pure White and Shoji White

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

Westhighland White vs Alabaster SW 7008

Westhighland White is noticeably lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Alabaster SW 7008 is four points softer at an LRV of 82, with the same warm lean, and the gap shows on a wall. Alabaster reads as a soft white with a hint of putty, Westhighland White as a clean bright white. Choose Alabaster for a room full of cream, beige and wood where a brighter white would look stark. Choose Westhighland White for white quartz, black windows and rooms that should read plainly white.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Greek Villa SW 7551, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Westhighland White vs Greek Villa SW 7551

Westhighland White is a touch lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Greek Villa SW 7551 is the near twin, two points softer at an LRV of 84 and the same subtle cream. On most walls the two are interchangeable, and a sample of each side by side is the only way to see the difference. Take Greek Villa where a room is bright enough that the extra light is not needed. Take Westhighland White for a north room, a dark hallway or trim that should read crisp.

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

Westhighland White vs Pure White SW 7005

Westhighland White is a touch lighter; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs faint yellow-beige.

Pure White SW 7005 is the next step down the same fan-deck strip, two points softer at an LRV of 84. It is neutral where Westhighland White is warm. Side by side Pure White looks like a plain white and Westhighland White like a warm one. Pick Pure White for a cool or gray palette and for trim under cool walls. Pick Westhighland White for a warm palette and for trim under cream or tan walls.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Shoji White SW 7042, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Westhighland White vs Shoji White SW 7042

Westhighland White is much lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Shoji White SW 7042 is 12 points softer at an LRV of 74. Beside Westhighland White it reads as a greige off-white, not a white. The two are not alternatives so much as a pair. Shoji White on the walls and Westhighland White on the trim gives a warm room with real contrast. As a single color, Shoji White is the pick for softness and Westhighland White for brightness.

Questions about Westhighland White

Does Westhighland White look yellow?

Rarely. It has a small yellow lean and is so bright that the lean reads as warmth rather than color. It looks yellow in two cases. One is beside a true white such as Extra White SW 7006 on the same wall. The other is under 2700K bulbs in a room that already has a lot of cream. In daylight with white trim it reads as a clean white.

Is Westhighland White a good trim color?

Yes. It is bright enough to be the trim under most warm walls, and it stays warm where a neutral white would go stark. It suits trim under Egret White SW 7570, Agreeable Gray SW 7029 and Accessible Beige SW 7036, and under itself in a one-white room. Under cool gray walls it looks creamy, and Extra White SW 7006 is the better trim there.

Is Westhighland White good for kitchen cabinets?

Yes, and it is one of the safer warm whites for cabinets because it stays white beside quartz and marble. On doors it reads as a clean warm white that flatters brass and black hardware alike. Give it a wall in Shoji White SW 7042 or Egret White SW 7570 so the cabinets stand out. Or run the same white on walls and cabinets for an all-white kitchen with soft edges.

What colors go with Westhighland White?

Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Natural Tan SW 7567 and French Moire SW 9056, a light tan and a soft blue. It has no listed trim white because it is bright enough to be one. Beyond the list it suits oak, walnut and black-stained wood, brass and marble. Any deep color holds against it on an island or a door, from Naval SW 6244 to Urbane Bronze SW 7048.

What is one shade lighter or darker than Westhighland White?

Westhighland White sits at the top of its fan-deck strip, so there is no step lighter there. The step darker is Pure White SW 7005, two points down and neutral rather than warm. Among its closest matches, Whitetail SW 7103 is a hair lighter and the same color to the eye. Greek Villa SW 7551 is two points darker with the same cream.

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