Sherwin-Williams · SW 7011
Natural Choice on house exteriors
- Color family
- Creamy off-white
- Digital swatch
- #E3DED0
Where I’d start
Look at the gable siding beside the window casing. The wide wall and that narrow white edge tell you whether the cream is enough.
See Natural Choice on more houses
Look at the color next to the roof, stone or wood you’d actually be keeping.
The ranch
White garage and a shaded entry
Open this houseMountain workshop
Dark metal roof and wood garage doors
Open this houseBrick and wood two-story
Brick entry and a natural wood garage
Open this houseSame house, three colors
Start at the edge where the siding meets an existing finish. Then step back and compare the whole facade.
Natural Choice
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7011Upper gables and a recessed entry.
Alabaster
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7008Alabaster gives the siding a lighter starting point. Watch the gable rather than the sky.
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036Accessible Beige makes the change to beige easier to see on the wall between the windows.
How we compared them. Recoat applied each named paint to the same prepared siding area of an illustrative demo photo. Each view uses the same framing and original finishes around the painted area.
Before you pick a sample
Choosing between shades?
Will Natural Choice read white from the street?
It can read as an off-white from the curb and look creamier close up, particularly beside cleaner white trim. Take the same sample from the shaded entry to the front of the house before deciding.
See Alabaster in its own guideBefore you buy a gallon
Three checks to make where you’ll actually paint.
Start with the hardest spot
Start where the siding meets the finish you’re keeping.
Compare generous samples
Set Natural Choice and your closest alternative next to each other on separate sample boards.
Look in different light
Look from the sidewalk, then move the sample under the eaves to see the shaded version.
