Creamy lives up to its name: a soft, buttery white that feels warm and inviting. It looks especially good in rooms with cool or limited light, where it counteracts gray shadows. It is popular on traditional exteriors, cabinetry and trim alongside warm wood.
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Undertone: Warm cream with a noticeable yellow undertone.
LRV 81: Creamy is a very light color that reflects most of the light in a room.
Where to use it: Kitchen, living room, exterior, trim.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Creamy on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Creamy from Benjamin Moore and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Sherwin-Williams Creamy (SW 7012) is #EFE8DB, which is rgb(239, 232, 219). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Creamy has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Creamy is a very light color that reflects most of the light in a room.
Creamy has a warm cream with a noticeable yellow undertone undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Sherwin-Williams Creamy is Linen White (912, #F2EBDA), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 2.2). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Creamy is Shoelace (OR-W13, #EAE4D9), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.8). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.