Sunbleached is a hushed, sun-faded white with a soft greige warmth. It reads calm and relaxed rather than bright, and holds up well in both cool and warm light. It was one of the nine shades in Sherwin-Williams' 2025 Color Capsule of the Year.
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Undertone: Soft warm white with a light greige undertone.
LRV 75: Sunbleached is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Living room, bedroom, whole house.
Trim: Sunbleached pairs well with Pure White SW 7005 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Sunbleached on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Sunbleached 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 Sunbleached (SW 9585) is #E5E0D7, which is rgb(229, 224, 215). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Sunbleached has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Sunbleached is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Sunbleached has a soft warm white with a light greige 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 Sunbleached is Classic Gray (OC-23, #E3E0D7), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.7). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Sunbleached is Painter's White (PPU18-08, #E5E2DA), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.1). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.