Sherwin Williams Pure White is one of the best and most popular white paint colors. This is definitely my go-to white paint color for the trims, ceilings, cabinets, and baseboards. Well, yes! Sherwin Williams Pure White is a neutral, soft white paint color that neither feels too cool nor too warm. Hence, falling on the perfect ‘balanced’ edge of the color scale! This is a bright and clean white paint color that doesn’t feel stark and cold, and also doesn’t look creamy at all. You see – you get the best of both worlds with my all-time favorite Sherwin Williams Pure White!

In this color review, I will be disclosing everything you need to know about Sherwin Williams Pure White. We’re going to discuss the undertones, Light Reflectance Values (LRVs), where and how to use this bright white color in your home, color comparisons, FAQs, and much more! We will also discuss how this color behaves in various lighting conditions. And yes, I am going to showcase some real-time images as well! Excited much? Let’s get started!

What Color is Pure White by Sherwin Williams?

Sherwin Williams Pure White is a soft, clean, and neutral white paint color that doesn’t feel icy, cold, or even creamy. So, if you’re looking for a Sherwin Williams white paint color that doesn’t feel too cold or warm – this is definitely something to have an eye on! Moreover, it ‘lacks’ any sneaky undertones so it’s also a no-fail solution. Another beautiful characteristic of Sherwin Williams Pure White is that it can easily work in both warm as well as cool-toned color palettes. Yes, it is definitely one of the most versatile Sherwin Williams white paint colors!

Pure White by Sherwin Williams also has the ultimate magic and can make your smaller spaces look larger. This light and airy, super versatile white paint color can reflect the incoming light and brighten the dull corners of your home! Especially in the low-light rooms or smaller square footage – SW Pure White is bound to work effortlessly! There have also been certain times that I have used this calm and soft Sherwin Williams hue as a WHOLE HOUSE COLOR for my various E-Design and Color Consultation clients.

I’d recommend that you try this ready-to-order swatch in different rooms with different lighting conditions to determine how Sherwin Williams Pure White will truly feel in your home.

Click here to get a peel & stick sample of SW Pure White

Is Sherwin Williams Pure White Warm or Cool?

In my books, SW Pure White falls on the perfect ‘neutral’ end of the scale. It definitely doesn’t have an icy and cool look or feel to it. And meanwhile, this white paint color also doesn’t have any creamy or yellow touch to it! So, if you’re looking for a no-fail solution and a versatile white paint color that will play classic – SW Pure White is definitely something to consider. Moreover, this white paint color will also never feel ‘institutional’ due to the muted warmth present in the paint color.

For instance, try placing a swatch of SW Pure White against SW Alabaster and SW Extra White and you’ll observe how neutral and soft this color appears. It definitely is not as stark and cold as Sherwin Williams Extra White or even creamy and yellow-based as Sherwin Williams Alabaster. Well, this illustration also proves that SW Pure White lacks any undertones such as blue, pink, yellow, green, or violet!

Is Sherwin Williams Pure White too White for Walls?

Sherwin Williams Pure White isn’t too white for the walls! Rather, this is a soft and neutral white paint color that doesn’t feel cold, stark, or institutional. This is definitely my favorite choice of white paint color for the trims, ceilings, and cabinets! Moreover, it’s bright and clean but will never feel “too white”. 

What Is Sherwin Williams Most Popular White?

Definitely Sherwin Williams Pure White is the most popular white paint color! This is also one of the bestselling paint colors by Sherwin Williams due to its muted warmth, high versatility, and tons of flexibility. Many homeowners and designers choose SW Pure White for the trims, baseboards, and ceilings.

Is Sherwin Williams Pure White Creamy?

Sherwin Williams Pure White is a versatile, bright white color that doesn’t feel creamy. It has the perfect balance of ‘yellow’ and ‘gray’ that prevents the paint color from looking too creamy or cold. If you’re looking for a creamy color by Sherwin Williams – choose SW Alabaster!

What Pairs Well With SW Pure White?

Literally, anything! Pure White by Sherwin Williams is so clean and versatile that it can blend beautifully with warmer hues such as beige and greige, whereas cooler hues such as green grays and blue grays as well! It’s not a stark white paint color – hence, it can play a beautiful role on the interior doors, baseboards, trims, cabinets, as well as the ceilings. Regarding wood stains, SW Pure White looks great with modern-day white oak flooring! 

What are the Undertones of Sherwin Williams Pure White?

SW Pure White is my all-time favorite neutral white paint color! It’s neither too cool nor too warm – hence, falling on the perfect ‘balanced’ edge of the scale. When placing a swatch of a true white color against SW Pure White, you’re quite likely to observe the passive warmth and the muted softness of this paint color. Hence, it will never feel institutional, cold, stark, or too bright! Moreover, this versatile paint color will also never showcase any sneaky undertones – so, you’re quite good to go!

However, Pure White Sherwin Williams can tend to appear slightly different under different lighting conditions – but not majorly dominant though. In general, you can use this color in any compass direction but you must know how it will end up looking. In a room with little natural light, this color will come off quite well – yes, it’s ideal for low-light spaces. On the other hand, this color is bound to look bright, clean, and soft also when used in a room with little natural light. Let’s discuss how this color behaves in different lighting conditions – 

• In the north-facing rooms, SW Pure White will look slightly cooler and grayer due to the incoming cool light. If you want this room to feel warmer, you might want to pick SW Alabaster.
• In the south-facing rooms, the Pure White paint color can incline more on the ‘warmer’ end of the scale without looking yellow or golden. It will work the best in this compass direction!
• In the east-facing rooms, SW Pure White can appear softer and brighter all day long!
• In the west-facing rooms, Pure White by Sherwin Williams will look balanced all day long without looking yellow or too creamy! Hence, definitely recommended! 

SW Pure White LRV

Light Reflectance Value or LRV is an important aspect to consider when choosing the best neutral paint color for your home. This value determines how light or dark the paint color is – on a scale of 0-100. Hence, the darker the paint color, the lower the LRV is! 

Here, Sherwin Williams Pure White has an LRV of 84, hence, quite light, bright, and airy. It’s one of the brightest paint colors by popular Sherwin Williams colors after SW Extra White and SW High Reflective White. Well, this is definitely a soft white color that can potentially brighten up the dull corners. Meanwhile, the clean, calming, and bright look further enhances the appearance and reflectivity values of the color.

Can I Use SW Pure White For The WHOLE HOUSE?

Yes! Absolutely. Sherwin Williams Pure White can be used as a whole house color in your home. You can choose to paint all the common walls of your home, the foyer, the entryway, hallways, the stairway, and other common areas of your home in SW Pure White. Since this is a light, soft, airy, bright, and enchanting neutral white color – it can definitely make a great fit for smaller or even medium-sized homes. Looking to brighten up the dull corners? Well, Pure White by Sherwin Williams is your answer! Moreover, this color is quite ideal to be used as a whole house color in the warm as well as cool-toned homes!

Meanwhile, to ensure that Pure White doesn’t look monotonous as a ‘whole house color’ – I’d recommend that you paint the interior doors in a contrasting hue to add a sense of visual interest and depth. You can also choose to add tinges of bolder and Pure White coordinating colors as accents on the accent wall, bathroom vanity, kitchen lower cabinets and island, entryway door, and built-in shelves in another contrasting hue to complete the palette.

How To Use SW Pure White Paint?

Pure White SW is a soft and bright, neutral white color that can be used in a particular space as well as a whole house color. This color can be used on all the walls of a particular room, the kitchen cabinets, mudroom and foyer cabinets, even trims and moldings, exterior walls, bathroom vanity, and much more. Moreover, you can infuse bolder colors with respect to SW Pure White as a base color in a space. Especially for interior design styles like modern, contemporary, transitional, traditional, modern Farmhouse, French Country, and Scandinavian – this cool-toned color by Sherwin Williams will work beautifully.

Here’s a well-curated pre-made color palette that I have created for SW Pure White on Etsy! It enlists all the exact colors that pair with Pure White color including how and where to use them in your whole house color palette. I have included 5 color palettes (with Sherwin Williams Pure White and complementary hues) along with how to use each of those paint colors in various areas of your home. You’ll also get the detailed MATERIAL and FABRIC palette with each of SW Pure White color palettes! Another bonus is PAINT PLANNER and a detailed guide on paint sheens for various areas of your home.

Here’s where you can download the palette – Sherwin Williams Pure White

Where To Use SW Pure White Paint in Your Home?

You can use Pure White by Sherwin Williams in various areas of your home. You can either use this color as a neutral or base in a specific space or even a whole house color. Moreover, this color is a classic choice for cabinets, vanity, interior doors, ceilings, trims, baseboards, and moldings as well. Here’s where you can use this SW Pure White paint color –

• Trims and Crown Moldings
• Ceiling
• Interior Doors
• Exterior Doors
• Exterior Walls
• Exterior Trims and Shutters
• Whole House including foyer and hallways
• Bedroom Walls
• Bathroom Walls
• Bathroom Vanity
• Kids’ Rooms
• Laundry Cabinets
• Kitchen Cabinets
• Window Frames and Moldings
• Built-in Shelves

What Colors Go With SW Pure White?

Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Pure White are shades of beige, greige, taupe, tan, khaki, soft blues, dark blues, navy blues, blue-greens, green-grays, blue-grays, charcoal gray, light gray, darker off-whites, browns, and black. Yes! This versatile color can pair well with every color category! 

Here’s a list of Sherwin Williams blue colors that go with SW Pure White –

1. Sherwin Williams In the Navy
2. Sherwin Williams Web Gray
3. Sherwin Williams Debonair
4. Sherwin Williams Storm Cloud
5. Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue

Now, here’s a list of Sherwin Williams green colors that go with SW Pure White –

1. Sherwin Williams Acacia Haze
2. Sherwin Williams Retreat
3. Sherwin Williams Escape Gray
4. Sherwin Williams Sea Salt

You must have a look at this list of Sherwin Williams gray and black colors that go with SW Pure White –

1. Sherwin Williams March Wind
2. Sherwin Williams Light French Gray
3. Sherwin Williams Crushed Ice

You must have a look at this list of Sherwin Williams blue-green colors that go with SW Pure White –

1. Sherwin Williams Studio Blue Green
2. Sherwin Williams Watery
3. Sherwin Williams Moody Blue

Now, here’s a list of Sherwin Williams beige/greige/taupe colors that go with SW Pure White –

1. Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray
2. Sherwin Williams Shiitake
3. Sherwin Williams Repose Gray
4. Sherwin Williams Drift of Mist

What Trim Colors Go With SW Pure White?

Pure White by Sherwin Williams in itself can make a beautiful trim and ceiling color choice with Pure White walls. After all, this is definitely my go-to white paint color choice for the ceilings, baseboards, and trims. In a different sheen of course, for instance, choose Eggshell for the walls, semi-gloss for the trims, and matte or flat for the ceiling! On the other hand, if you’re looking to create a contrast against these soft and neutral white-painted walls, choose Sherwin Williams High Reflective White to go.

• Sherwin Williams Pure White

I’d personally recommend SW Pure White trims, moldings, and ceilings to go with SW Pure White walls. Especially if you’re looking for a calm, clean, and seamless approach, this trim color is definitely to go! Pure White ceiling and Pure White walls will further make your space look larger, brighter, modern and timeless, with different sheens of course.

• Sherwin Williams High Reflective White

Sherwin Williams High Reflective White can add a considerable contrast against the muted warmth of SW Pure White. Simultaneously, you must know that this particular white trim color can make your SW Pure White walls appear less white and slightly more muted greige!

• Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace

BM Chantilly Lace is another clean and bright white paint that works wonderfully with Sherwin Williams Pure White paint color. In the case of contemporary, modern farmhouse, Scandinavian, and modern design styles – this trim color will never disappoint you and also create a slight contrast! 

• Behr Ultra Pure White

Lightest and cleanest of them all, Behr Ultra Pure White is a clean and bright white paint that makes the ceilings appear higher and your dull corners brighter. A must-recommend for SW Pure White paint color! 

Where To Use Sherwin Williams Pure White in Your Homes?

As mentioned earlier, Pure White Sherwin Williams can make a light, soothing, bright, and airy statement in any corner of your home. Well, if you’re excited to have a look at some inspirations of how this color has been used creatively, here’s a list to follow!

Sherwin Williams Pure White Kitchen Cabinets

@sky_ridge_farmhouse

SW Pure White kitchen cabinets are just so timeless and sophisticated. With a no ‘undertone’ look – this white kitchen cabinet color can seamlessly work in any interior design style and compass direction. You can choose to paint both the upper and lower kitchen cabinets in this color or simply adore the idea of a dual-toned kitchen concept. Pair SW Pure White cabinets with either matte black or satin brass pull handles and knobs!

SW Pure White Whole House Scheme

@christinalandsman

When looking for a white paint color for the whole house color scheme, you simply can’t miss Sherwin Williams Pure White. Especially for smaller and medium-sized homes, this whole house color will make your space feel larger and more spacious. Also, don’t worry about any sneaky undertones! In this image above, the walls, trims, and ceilings are painted in SW Pure White.

SW Pure White Bedroom

@werethewhites_

Does your bedroom feel dull and dingy? Or does it receive little or almost no natural light? Well, it’s time that you paint the bedroom walls in Pure White to bring an airy vibe indoors. This is a timeless color that will always make your bedroom feel calming and soothing at the same time! Moreover, you can always introduce pops of colors in the form of accessories and furnishings to bring a lively vibe.

SW Pure White Wainscotting

@2galspropainting

Many traditional homes have wainscotting that rise up to the height of 36 inches or more! Well, one of the timeless and versatile paint colors to consider is SW Pure White. This will create a more cohesive and seamless vibe throughout your home.

SW Pure White Foyer

@thehappiesthouse

Pure White by Sherwin Williams can be used in the foyer to brighten it up and create a positive experience. To break the monotony of the Pure White panorama – paint your front door in a contrasting hue like SW Iron Ore. 

Sherwin Williams Pure White Living Room

@thejoyfilledfarmhouse

Isn’t this living room just so lively, fun, and bright? Well, Sherwin Williams Pure White can be used to paint all the common walls as well as the living room walls to also make the space feel brighter. You can even experiment with red brick and some natural stone cladding to add a sense of contrast.

SW Pure White Exteriors

@gregoryfarmhouse

Looking to paint your modern Farmhouse exteriors in a timeless white paint? Well, without a doubt, go with Sherwin Williams Pure White! This classic white paint color must also be used on the window trims, moldings, fascia, and gutters for a seamless approach. Moreover, to add a sense of contrast, choose a bolder hue for the front door and the shutters.

SW Pure White Equivalent Colors

Comparing colors is always helpful since you get the idea of the true undertones of a paint color. After all, that’s how we know how a paint color is lighter/darker or warmer/cooler than the others! 

Here, some closely similar paint colors are Sherwin Williams High Reflective White, Sherwin Williams Extra White, Sherwin Williams Alabaster, and Sherwin Williams Snowbound.

Let’s see how they differ!

Sherwin Williams Pure White vs High Reflective White

SW High Reflective White is a whiter and brighter paint color option than SW Pure White. Rather SW High Reflective White is the lightest, brightest, and cleanest white paint color by Sherwin Williams. Although it definitely has neutral undertones just like SW Pure White. SW High Reflective White has an LRV of 93 as opposed to Pure White which stands at 84.

Sherwin Williams Pure White vs Extra White

SWPure White is a softer approach as compared to Sherwin Williams Extra White. SW Extra White is definitely a cleaner, brighter, and cooler-toned white paint color with a touch of ‘blue’ undertone. Meanwhile, SW Pure White is more on the ‘neutral’ end of the scale! Secondly, SW Extra White has an LRV of 86 which is more than Pure White which stands at 84. 

Sherwin Williams Pure White vs Alabaster

Sherwin Williams Alabaster is a creamy off-white paint color with the slightest touch of yellow/beige undertone. This color is definitely warmer than SW Pure White and has an LRV of 82. So, if you’re looking for a white paint color with considerable warmth – choose SW Alabaster over SW Pure White. 

Sherwin Williams Pure White vs Snowbound

SW Snowbound is a cool-toned white paint color with considerable pink undertones which may not be dominant. This white color has an LRV of 83, hence considerably darker than SW Pure White. So, if you’re looking for a cool-toned white that isn’t too bright or stark with a wink of depth and undertone – SW Snowbound it is.

SW Pure White Takeaway

Is SW Pure White one of your favorite neutral white paint colors? Well, are you excited to incorporate this color into your home? It’s definitely one of the best bright white paint colors to have in your home as a whole house color. So, without any delay, paint that fresh coat of this versatile white color and let your home feel bright and airy again! 

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