Sherwin-Williams Egret White Color Review

Learn all about Sherwin-Williams Egret White in this paint color review.

Sherwin-Williams Egret White is a muted, light taupe greige that is wonderful for interior and exterior applications. 

Although it has “white” in the name, it’s actually darker than you’d typically expect for an interior white, bordering on a greige. Because it’s muted, many people think it’s a gray paint color, but it’s really more of a taupe color.

Egret White is beautiful indoors but is also one of our favorite paint colors to use for exterior whites! Keep reading to learn more about this beautiful paint color.

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What Color is SW Egret White?

Sherwin-Williams Egret White is soft and lovely inside, especially with warm pink or peachy beiges with reddish or pink undertones and violet-gray neutrals. This color also flows nicely with muted blue paint and other pops of color. Make sure you test carefully. Its warm red tones can flash pink in certain interior light conditions.

When used for exteriors, this color looks closer to a white but won’t be too stark in the bright sun. It can be used as a whole-house or trim color and pairs well with warm brick, warm reddish stone, and rich, darker colors.

What is the Egret White LRV?

Egret White has an LRV of 70. Indoors, it can make a beautiful warm, light neutral. It is also a great color as a whole-house paint color (Article) or foundation wall color in the common spaces, including the kitchen, entry, living room, dining room, stairways, hallways and stairways. Although we consider it a warm color, it can look cooler and more gray when paired with much warmer paint colors.

What are the Sherwin-Williams Egret White undertones?

Egret White has taupe undertones that can flash earthy pink if paired with neutrals that have yellow undertones. Remember this when pairing Egret White with your hard finishes or existing decor.

Is SW Egret White warm or cool?

Egret White is a warm paint color, thanks to its taupe undertones. However, it’s also very versatile and can pair well with other warm colors or cool colors thanks to its muted quality.

Does Egret White look pink?

Egret White can sometimes flash pink when used for interiors. This is especially true if paired with other paint colors or hard finishes with yellow undertones. Its pink tones look less prominent with warm wood floors or LVP flooring (Article). 

When you use Egret White for exteriors, it won’t look pink unless you pair it next to yellow brick or stone. Usually, the sun will wash out the undertones and make it look like a soft and beautiful white.  Don’t use this color with yellow hard finishes.

Sample SW Egret White

We always recommend that you test paint colors on your home because lighting can change a color completely, both with interiors as well as exteriors.  

In the old days, this meant we painted a large poster board with sample pots and a huge mess. 

Now we have a better way to test paint, with Samplize Peel-and-Stick samples!  

• Samples pre-painted with 2 coats of real paint from the manufacturer.
• Large 9” x 14” samples to see the color better in the lighting.
• Delivered overnight
• Colors are accurate
• Less expensive than painting a large poster board with sample pots
• No mess, and no toxic paint to dispose of

I use these in my color consulting practice for exact results. Discover Samplize peel-and-stick paint samples and click the button below to sample Egret White (Sample).

Using SW Egret White Interior Paint: Whole-House Interior Palette

Sherwin-Williams Egret White is one of my favorite neutral paint colors (Article) to use when we’re looking for a whole-house interior hue. The home featured in the rest of this section is a gorgeous example of this.

This home is located in Texas and has fairly low natural light throughout. It wasn’t one of my projects, but I thought this beautiful home was a fantastic example of how lovely Egret White can be.

I had the pleasure of meeting the homeowner, an elegant woman with a zest for life that lies below the surface and peeks out when you least expect it. That is the personality of her home, too: a neutral and elegant home with unexpected splashes of color.

In this monochromatic palette, pops of color bring it all to life.  We see shades of violet-gray, orange, green, blue, and yellow with the art, bedspreads, and pillows in the bedrooms.

Another observation about this home is that while Egret White is used on all the walls, it looks different from every angle.

The warm pink-beige tile floors blend beautifully with the Egret White walls, and in some places they reflect up to the ceiling (painted with Egret White diluted by 50%) to change the look of the house. If the ceilings had been a “regular” white, these floors would have made the ceilings look orange. Instead, everything is a soft, comfortable combination of colors. Note that we don’t recommend diluting any color by 50% because there is no formula and it can go wrong, but in this house, it worked.

Egret White can be difficult to work with, especially with pinkish flooring like this home. You need a master colorist to carry this off the way they did. But this home really shows how you can make the paint’s undertones your friend!

SW Egret White Bedroom

Egret White is a beautiful, calming bedroom paint color (Article). It’s light enough to keep a space feeling bright and inviting, but also won’t look too stark even in rooms with lots of natural light. 

In this home’s primary bedroom, Egret White had enough pigment to not look dingy in the shadows of this space, created by the room’s unique architectural details.

The room’s monochromatic palette feels soft and cozy, and it is accented with dark wood furniture, fan blades, and dark curtains. 

The warm tones on the bedding and curtains pair so beautifully with the SW Egret White walls and ceiling (which were painted with 50% diluted Egret White).

The two guest bedrooms in this home were also painted with Egret White, and look just as soft and lovely. In the first guest room (pictured below), the window is on the opposite side of the bed and the foliage from outside flashes a little bit green on the headboard wall. Egret White looks beautiful paired with the orange, gold and gray bedding with a dark gray headboard.

The second guest room has lower light than the first, but Egret White still holds up, even in the corners.

This room has a more neutral color palette, and Egret White is the perfect foundation color.

SW Egret White Bathroom

The primary bathroom features the same pinkish-beige tile used in the rest of the house. This tile pairs beautifully with the warm, taupe undertones of Egret White. The bathroom cabinets were re-painted with Sherwin-Williams Argos, a neutral blue-gray (Article) that looks lovely with Egret White.

This bathroom was by far one of the most unique ones I’ve ever seen. The large space featured a sitting room complete with a Pilates studio, all tiled with the same pinkish-beige stone. The Egret White walls complete the space and flow well with the view of the yard outside.

SW Egret White Entryway

This home has such a unique entryway, with many different arches. The peach tile reflects color onto the ceiling and upper archways and really makes Egret White look unique in this space.

The floors were a warm wood color, the walls would be much less lively and more muted (like you see on the left side of the photo below).

This view from the living room really shows how Egret White changes when you get into the entry.

Pops of color are also used in the entryway decor to help add life to this neutral space. While Egret White can sometimes look pinkish when paired with colors that have yellow undertones, I love the way it looks with the yellow wall art below.

SW Egret White Living Room

Sherwin-Williams Egret White is continued into the living room of this home. In this space, Egret White is paired with the same peach tile and complemented with lots of dark accent colors, including the large, dark bronze fireplace wall.

I love the way Egret White offers a soft, neutral background that allows the dark wood furniture and decor to stand out.

It flows so well with the flooring, making the whole space feel very cohesive.

Egret White is a beautiful neutral backdrop for more colorful furniture and art in the sitting area next to the entryway. I love the pops of orange and gold in this space!

Sherwin-Williams Egret White Hallway

One of the most beautiful parts of this home was the many arches and other unique architectural elements in the rooms and hallways.

Egret White flows and shifts throughout these spaces, highlighting the details while still feeling cohesive.

I love the view of the arched hallway below, which demonstrates how Egret White shifts and changes in the different lighting.

SW Egret White Kitchen

Egret White is a beautiful color if you want a neutral kitchen (Article) but don’t want it to be too bright white. Egret White cabinets could be nice, but it also works well as a light kitchen wall color.

In this client’s home, the kitchen features gorgeous wood cabinets and a custom-made hood painted with a beautiful bronze color that matches the fireplace in the living room (which is on the other side of this open layout area).

SW Egret White Dining Room

The homeowners continued Egret White into the home’s dining room. In this room, a beautiful piece of art featuring lots of gold and orange tones adds a pop of color to the otherwise neutral space.

Is Sherwin-Williams Egret White a good whole house color?

Absolutely! This client’s home is gorgeous proof that an Egret White whole-house palette can be a beautiful option for anyone looking for a neutral color scheme. Because the color shifts with different lighting, hard finishes, and decor, it’s a great option if you want to paint your whole house one color but don’t want it to look exactly the same from room to room.

What are the best trim and ceiling colors For Egret White? 

My favorite trim and ceiling color for this type of a home is SW Pure White (Color Review Article). SW Extra White (Color Review Article) will work well, as well as SW White Snow and SW High Reflective White. You can use the same ceiling color as the trim color.

SW Snowbound can also look good with Egret White, because it has pink undertones, but test carefully to make sure they go well together in your house.  Snowbound isn’t my favorite trim or ceiling color because it can flash too pink, especially if there is a lot of green foliage outside.

I wouldn’t go much darker for trim than these white colors because creamy whites can get yellow, and yellow can look discordant with taupes. Don’t use trim colors such as SW Greek Villa (Color Review Article), SW Alabaster (Color Review Article), or Westhighland White, for example. They have too much yellow in them.

In this house, the designers painted the ceilings and crown molding 50% Egret White, and they did a great job. The homeowner said they tested thoroughly, which is necessary with a diluted paint color.

To be clear, if you decide to paint the ceiling 50% of any color, it’s a trial and error process.  Neither Sherwin nor Benjamin Moore have formulas to dilute by any percentage. These values are usually estimated by the paint mixer and the undertone often gets missed.

When designers specify a 50% color, they usually test, test, test until it’s perfect.

Can I try SW Egret White interior trim?

For interiors, Egret White would be too dark to work well for interior trim. It could end up looking dingy or not provide enough contrast with other light paint colors. It could look OK with very dark paint colors on the wall, but still would not be my first choice.

For exteriors, however, Egret White trim is one of my favorites!

Using SW Egret White Exterior Paint

Sherwin-Williams Egret White is one of our favorite exterior white paint colors (Article). With an LRV of 70, it looks soft and lovely as a “white” color outside. In the bright sun it will look like a cleaner white than you would expect.

The home below is one of our projects in Colorado. We pictured Egret White because it looked great with the home’s cool stone with violet undertones. The fascia (roofline) is painted with Sherwin-Williams Iron Ore (Color Review Article). In this case, we painted the soffits the same Egret White as the siding, garage door, and most of the home.

Egret White looks bright but still soft in the bright Colorado sun and looks fabulous with the green foliage around this home.

The photo below was taken near sunset, so Egret White looks warmer than usual.

Is SW Egret White exterior trim a good idea?

Egret White is also one of our favorite white exterior trim colors (Article), especially when paired with darker blues, greens and green-grays. It also looks exceptional with reddish brick. It truly shines as a white trim color!

The home below features Sherwin-Williams Granite Peak (Color Review Article) exterior paint, a mid-toned blue-gray. Egret White pairs beautifully as the white trim on this home.

This other client’s home features a deeper blue-green exterior painted with Sherwin-Williams Sea Serpent (Color Review Article). This house looks gorgeous with Egret White trim.

Egret White can also work well with lighter exterior paint colors, such as Sherwin-Williams Intellectual Gray (Color Review Article). In the client’s home pictured below, Egret White trim looks soft and beautiful next to the Intellectual Gray siding and warm, red brick (Article).

In another client’s home, we used Egret White exterior paint for the pergola deck roof. This space is in the full sun and it still looks soft and beautiful without looking stark.

When should I avoid Egret White?

Egret White is a very flexible paint color that can work well with many other hues and in many types of lighting. But there are some times that I would avoid it.

Avoid using Egret White with beiges that have yellow or green undertones. Sherwin-Williams Wool Skein, for example, has green undertones and would not look good adjacent to Egret White. For interiors, it can flash pink if paired with neutrals that yellow undertones.

What Are Some SW Egret White Coordinating Colors?

There are so many beautiful options for adding color to a space with Sherwin-Williams Egret White walls!

Does Egret White go with blue?

Yes! I love blues of any type with Egret White. It’s a magical combination. Darker greens and green-grays can also look great with Egret White, especially for exteriors.

Does Egret White go with other neutrals?

Yes, but you have to choose carefully. Beiges with pink undertones (pink beiges), and grays with violet undertones (the color of elephants) can look great with Egret White. SW Kilim Beige, for example, looks great with Egret White. SW Repose Gray (Color Review Article) also flows very nicely with Egret.

Does Egret White look good with wood?

I love to pair Egret White with warm woods such as cherry, mahogany, red oak, alder, and walnut. White Oak is pretty neutral but can turn yellow over time. If it has warm, reddish undertones, then it can be a winner. Avoid woods with yellow undertones, such as ash, maple, poplar, or bamboo.

Exploring SW Egret White Alternatives

Sherwin-Williams Egret White vs. Benjamin Moore Pale Oak

Egret White and Benjamin Moore Pale Oak (Sample) are both light neutral paint colors with taupe undertones. Pale Oak has an LRV of 68.64. These two are very similar and can be used interchangeably in many spaces.

Sherwin-Williams Egret White vs. Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray

Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray (Sample) is darker than Egret White, with an LRV of 60. It’s also much grayer than Egret White, with green undertones that flash violet.

Sherwin-Williams Egret White vs. Benjamin Moore Elmira White

Benjamin Moore Elmira White (Sample) is a bit darker than Egret White, with an LRV of 64.67. It has similar taupe undertones as Egret White but is more likely to flash pink.

Sherwin-Williams Egret White vs. Sherwin-Williams Aesthetic White

Sherwin-Williams Aesthetic White (Sample) is slightly lighter than Egret White, with an LRV of 73. It also looks a bit warmer on the wall, with peachy-pink undertones.

Sherwin-Williams Egret White vs. Sherwin-Williams Natural Linen

With an LRV of 66, SW Natural Linen (Sample) is a bit darker than Egret White. With peachy undertones, it is also slightly warmer in place. When painted on the walls, it will look completely different.

Sherwin-Williams Egret White vs. Sherwin-Williams City Loft

Sherwin-Williams City Loft has the same LRV (70) as SW Egret White, but it has violet undertones. It looks a bit cooler in place but could be used in many similar situations.

What is the Best Benjamin Moore Egret White Alternative?

SW Egret White is very close to Benjamin Moore Pale Oak. In fact, we use them as equivalents when we convert between Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore.

Key Learning Points

Sherwin-Williams Egret White is a soft, neutral paint color perfect for interior and exterior projects.

• Egret White is an excellent option for a whole-house paint color, especially for homes with lower natural light. 
• Egret White pairs well with warm, pinkish-beige flooring and colorful accents. Avoid pairing Egret White with neutral hues that have yellow and green undertones.
• For exteriors, Egret White is a beautiful choice for a siding color or exterior white trim paint. It looks especially good paired with darker blue, blue-green, and green-gray siding.

Remember: NEVER, EVER use paint matches from a different brand than the one specified. Results are poor and there are no standards for the sheens.  Even though your painter may truly believe it can be done, don’t do it. See results in our paint matching guide.

No matter what, always test your paint colors. It’s a standard best practice.  Whenever I test my paint colors, they are perfect, and when I don’t test they turn out wrong. Learn how to test your paint colors here.

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• Best Exterior White Trim Colors

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About the Author

Hi, I’m Michelle Marceny, founder, owner, and Principal Color Designer at The Color Concierge. I believe a fresh coat of paint can completely transform a space. The Color Concierge was born out of my drive to help clients fall back in love with their homes. My clients trust me to help them find the perfect paint color for their home – whether it’s a whole-house paint color scheme or ideas for a single room. 

Since The Color Concierge was founded in 2017, we have completed over 3000 color consultations, both online and in-person.  I am a Certified Color Expert with 7 years of experience creating interior and exterior color palettes throughout North America.

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