Sherwin Williams

Fragile Beauty

SW 7553

Fragile Beauty is a soft warm white with beige undertones that place it in the off-white category rather than a true white. At an LRV of 70, it reflects a high amount of light while retaining enough warmth to avoid feeling stark. It functions well as a wall color in living areas, bedrooms, and open-concept layouts.

The beige undertone is subtle but visible next to cooler whites. It works alongside Alabaster and Creamy for trim, White Duck for tonal depth, Urbane Bronze for contrast, and Naval as a deep accent.

Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 7553

Collection

Wyndham Garden Scheme 1

Fragile Beauty in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Fragile Beauty under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Fragile Beauty under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

31°

Orange Family

Lightness

84%

Light

Saturation

41%

Moderate

LRV

70.0
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Dark
Medium
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White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position
Saturation →
Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX
#E7D7C6
RGB Decimal
231, 215, 198
RGB Percent
90.6%, 84.3%, 77.6%
HSL
30.9, 40.7%, 84.1%
HSV
30.9, 14.3%, 90.6%
CMYK
0.0%, 6.9%, 14.3%, 9.4%
YIQ
217.8, 15.0, -1.9
XYZ
67.45, 69.67, 63.32
CIE Lab
86.83, 2.73, 10.36
CIE Luv
86.83, 10.51, 14.77
Hunter Lab
83.47, 2.72, 9.66
Decimal
15194054

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