Malted Milk and City Loft: the documented difference
Malted Milk has an LRV of 62; Sherwin-Williams City Loft SW-7631 is 70. The difference is 8 points, with City Loft returning more light under the reference measurement. Choose by the material relationship as well as the number. Malted Milk adds a red influence to a light neutral, which can matter beside pink-beige materials. City Loft is an off-white with beige and red in the manufacturer's description.
| Color | Brand / code | LRV |
|---|---|---|
| Malted Milk | Sherwin-Williams SW-6057 | 62 |
| City Loft | Sherwin-Williams SW-7631 | 70 |
The choice beside pink-beige stone and oatmeal upholstery
Matching the stone's warmth may be useful, but the larger oatmeal fabric should remain present so the room does not accumulate unintended pink.
Set up both candidates with pink-beige stone and oatmeal upholstery. Use equal-sized boards with the intended finishes and place them in the same orientation. Do not put one directly beside a window and leave the other in shadow. A difference that follows the position rather than the board is a lighting observation, not evidence that the formula changed.
What the comparison can—and cannot—settle
The alternative Abalone Shell has an LRV of 60. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Keep the sample at the stone joint and decide whether the red note joins the palette or exaggerates it. Assess Malted Milk and City Loft alone as well as side by side. The unchosen board will not remain in the finished room, and a preference created only by that neighbor may not survive its removal. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Sherwin-Williams Malted Milk SW-6057. The recorded LRV is 62. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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