First Star Sherwin Williams is a Great Whole-House Color

With the trend toward gender neutral color palettes for nurseries, First Star is a great idea.
A neutral laundry room also shows the gray side of First Star SW 7646. Paired with white trim and gray flooring and cabinets, the hue looks less white and grayer.

What Color is SW First Star?

It trends gray in this example because of all the cool blue and green colors and muted natural light in the space. This brings out the blue undertones in the paint, highlighting the light gray.

A Cool Paint Color

Because the room has lots of natural light and a white palette, it trends more like a true white than a gray.
First Star Sherwin Williams is a light gray paint color that can be a basic neutral wall color. First Star shade is a great option for a whole-house color.

First Star Undertones

If you absolutely love an all-white kitchen, you might consider SW First Star for the walls.
It might be tough to reconcile that a light gray paint is also the perfect white. However, just by looking at these examples you can see how versatile SW First Star is. Whether you choose to paint your kitchen cabinets or your whole house, you’ll find it can be the perfect neutral.
Pale gray might not be the first color that comes to mind for a baby’s room. However, it works very well when it trends white.
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Coordinating Colors

Agreeable Gray is one of the top neutral Sherwin Williams paint colors. It has a significant difference with First Star that is important to consider.
Gray paintS can be a good starting point for the decor in teen bedrooms like this one.

First Star vs. Agreeable Gray

First Star is such a light gray that you have many choices when it comes to coordinating colors. Sherwin Williams recommends Extra White SW7006 for a lighter paring and Ellie Gray SW 7650 for a darker one. For a stronger contrast, try Deep Forest Brown SW9175.
This example shows how the difference in how the paint can look from room to room.
At the same time, it also trends a little to the greige spectrum.

Ideas for Using the Light Gray Color

Again, SW First Star trends white rather than light gray in this kind of lighting.

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Transitional Bedroom

Other colors that are great for contrast are navy, shades of black that have a blue undertone as well as sage greens.
As you can see, it still has a gray cast but any cooler elements are balanced by all the beige in the space.
Here’s another space where SW First Star trends toward paint colors that look a little more like warm gray.

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Laundry Room Makeover

With a Light Reflectance Value (LRV) of 69, it is a very light gray paint. The LRV scale runs from 0 to 100. indicating how much light a paint color will reflect. At the top is the whitest white, and at the other end is absolute black at 0.

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Ceiling Style

A smaller space full of certain neutrals can bring out the slight greige side of SW First Star.
This airy kitchen has them and they do look white. That’s thanks to the color palette in the rest of the room and plenty of light.

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Contemporary Kitchen

For a cool palette in a modern living area, you can’t go wrong with SW First Star.
A monochrome mudroom is an easy refresh to do. The light in this area pulls out the hint of warmth in the beige of this cool gray paint.

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Neutral Bedroom

Here’s another stylish neutral bedroom, however the walls trend much more white in this lighting.
The overall cool color palette is very soothing and chic, and helps temper the gray side of the paint color.

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Chic Dining Room

This cool gray is not stark yet still looks modern and crisp.

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Perfect Blend for the Bathroom

This dining room is what First Star looks like as a white paint. This is also why you can use in for the whole house.
First Star is a great choice for the ceiling in this airy, wide-open two-story entryway. Here too it look pretty gray even though there is plenty of natural light.

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Beautiful for Baby

The main point is that Agreeable Gray trends to the warm end of the spectrum. It also has more of greige/beige undertones and won’t be mistaken for a white paint color.
First Star is part of several Sherwin Williams color collections, including Living Well – Create, Top 50 Colors, Cool White and Finest Whites.

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Great for Shiplap

The dark flooring is an excellent contrast and you can still see a slight hint of gray in this Sherwin Williams paint color.
Contemporary homes are ideal for using SW First Star as a paint color for the whole house.

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Contemporary Staircase

Sherwin Williams’ First Star is a cool color. This paint color is light gray and has suble blue undertones.

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Light and White

The warmth of the wood floor and beams make this paint feel cozy and counter the blue undertone.
First Star is a cool, pale gray with blue undertones. It is best to pair it with a true white like Chantilly Lace. For contrast, look to dark blue colors, black and shade of green like sage.

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Mud Room

Sherwin William’s First Star SW 7646 is gray, it’s not top of mind when it comes to white paint colors.
Painting the walls SW First Star in an all-white kitchen adds dimension. This is even more so if there are gray accents in the space, like these countertops.

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All-White Kitchen Option

This is what a neutral bedroom should be, not least of all thanks to the walls painted with First Star.
First Star is a cool gray but also the perfect white? If you’re confused about this when choosing colors, look at these examples. You’ll see what this Sherwin Williams hue looks like in real rooms.

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Teen Bedroom

The reason white paint colors can look so different is because of their undertones. First Star is a light gray hue with a hint of subtle blue undertones.
This bright staircase filled with natural light is stunning with the walls painted First Star.

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Open Plan Perfect

Sherwin Williams First Star has a hint of gray but is almost trending a little greige in this space. Warm accent colors and gold hardware mute the cool nature of the paint.
It’s not surprising that this great color is one of the gray paint colors popular for the exterior of a house.

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Contemporary Living Room

First Star Sherwin Williams’ is a very light gray paint color. It is a cool color with a hint of subtle blue undertones. In some lighting situations, it can look white rather than gray.
In fact, if you look at the interior wall on the left, the First Star paint looks grayer away from the windows.

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Cozy Living Room

Sherwin Williams First Star strikes just the right note on this modern farmhouse in the evening light.

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Modern Farmhouse Exterior

The walls in this bathroom are just a touch gray and more of a grayish white color. It’s also a great combo with the gray veining in the countertop.
In most cases, shiplap gets a coat of white or off-white and that’s it. First Star is a great option, especially for a space that feels cooler, like this powder room.

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Whole House Color

Big Chill from Sherwin Williams is another paint color that is a cool neutral that has blue undertones. Moreover, the Big Chill paint color looks more like true gray and does not trend white like SW First Star.
The hint of gray pulls everything together, including the white kitchen cabinets.

Conclusion

Now here’s an example of a room where First Star looks like a shade of white more than a gray.
Matching First Star with a dark blue is a winning combination.