Which Behr paint color is the best match for SherwinWilliams PureWhite

last year

Our contractor uses Behr paints and all of our shutters and trim are Pure White SW# 7005. Pure White, which as the name says, is a pure clean white that has few undertones, if any. Which Behr paint is the best match? I don't want to lean pink, blue, gold or gray. Please post any pictures you might have of your Behr white. In general, the places that the paint will be used are low-light areas like bedrooms and bathrooms. Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!

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Lori A. Sawaya

last year

It would be handy to know if the product used on the shutters was a Sherwin-Williams proper product or not.

It's possible it's not SW on shutters and trim but a color match in another product.

So the exact color target here could be a lil murky.

Generally speaking, however, a spot-on match to Pure White in any other brand is unlikely because the bulk of PW's characteristic is due to the SW base can of paint.

That's true with any white paint color. Not just PW or SW colors of white.

Crossing brands works best when close enough is good enough.

Do a quart first. In the same grade and sheen as the gallons you're gonna buy.

Test, test and test some more to make sure you like the HD version with the Pure White version on the trim and shutters.

To answer the question what BEHR stock color is closest to SW's Pure White, here's my ranked list. Best first.

If you're going this route, compare attributes.

That's how you qualify and quantify a match. What part is more important to you to align with Pure White the hue, value or chroma.

I like Arcade White best.

Even tho is looks like the hue family is different Yellow and GY, it's really not.

Because Pure White is at the end of the Yellow hue family right where the Green-Yellow hue family starts - which is the same neighborhood as Arcade.

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cupofkindnessgw
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last year
Your comment doesn't answer the question.
Toni Hamlett
last year
Take the paint chip from Sherwin Williams to Home Depot and ask them to match it. This is done all the time between brands. Note the end product might not be exact due to how each brand creates their paints.
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Flo Mangan, oh you're good! Thank you so much! I went to SW and sifted through so many colors. I'll have to look and see if this made my cut. You are SoooOooooo right about light. Literally just walking from the color wall over to a table the colors were shifting like a shape shifter and I'd say, "Whaaat?!" and turn right back around, ha! This is for a vanity in the mountains and there isn't tons of light in the room. Will be interesting to light-test it! ci_lantro, I know! I LOVE those mirros and I've already 'reversed engineered' them in my minds. In fact, IN FACT, I went to HD yesterday to look for metal edges and found some great choices. Had black metal soot all over my hands and face, ha, and would need to find a way to moisture proof the metal. You can buy it on many places, houzz included, but the measurements are a big for my space. Lulu bella I love your name! It DOES look gray but I'll bet in the right light or non-light, or if the moon is right, or if it's the third Thursday in a month with the letter R it would look blue...or not, LOL! Thank you all so much!
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They are wonderful here too Kris. I was there just the other day and they were working so hard to accommodate everyone through all of this! Nothing is as good as seeing the color in your own space under your own lighting conditions! Even if you have to buy a fan deck it’s worth the investment for now and the future!
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chloebud
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I would try Toni’s suggestion with an emphasis on it not being exact. I can tell you I’ve had good luck between SW and Dunn Edwards matching paint colors.

You might try contacting Lori Sawaya for suggestions. You can look her up here on Houzz. She’s a wealth of info.
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Home Reborn
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"Find a new contractor who doesn’t use low quality box store paint." Says the contractor with no projects or reviews on Houzz...!

If your contractor wants to use Behr (which is perfectly fine for interior applications), just go to Home Depot, give them the name of the SW paint in question. They will have the matching formula in their computer, as they do for every major competing brand.
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Frank and Frank
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If you want a SW color, use SW. Not a knockoff that cannot be the same.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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I do color matching often just give HD the name if the SW color and they will get it done yes I agree couls be not an exact match but close enogh for where you are putting it
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cupofkindnessgw
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I am so grateful for all of the many helpful comments, thank you! Toni and Home Reborn, I agree with the suggestion to bring the paint chip to HD to match. Choe, thanks for suggesting Lori, so grateful she did chime in.

@Lori A. Sawaya you really defined the issue for me when you stated that the base paints are different. Light bulb moment for sure! Thank you for creating that chart for me. It's really helpful. I'm going to print your chart and go to SW for a paint chip, then take it to Home Depot.

At SW you can request the tint formula (particular to a certain type of base paint), the "color recipe" and they happily print it out. I've asked for this at Home Depot however, I have not been able to get it there. A different business model with less emphasis on that kind of service. However, I will add that the poorest customer service I've gotten at a paint counter is, hands down, Benjamin Moore stores. I love the BM counters tucked in neighborhood Ace Hardwares but not at the BM stores. Perhaps they are too busy...

I have a lot of confidence in my contractor so I'm not worried about differences in quality. It's all about trade-offs when you renovate, or at least, when I renovate. I am prepared to be realistic and flexible in order to focus on the completion of my project.

And absolutely Patricia, I'm looking for close enough and that will be good enough.

Thanks again for your truly heopful insights!

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