7 Coordinating Colors That Will Make Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk Work in Your Home (See the Palettes!)

Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk is a warm and creamy white with a strong beige undertone. Let’s take a look at coordinating colors for steamed milk, and put it together in a color palette for your home!

Paint dot swatch of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk over a background of a cafe with creamy white walls.

What Are the Undertones for Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk?

As I mentioned in the intro, the undertones for Steamed Milk are strong and beige:

Swatch of Steamed Milk next to it's hex code chart over a background photo of frothed Milk on a cappuccino.

Steamed Milk is a creamy off white that will lean more peach than yellow.

I would like to be clear that Steamed Milk is definitely an off-white. Sherwin Williams gets it wrong on their own website where they say:

“Let this warm, bright white roll gently over you. Its peach undertone helps to create a sweet and gentle air of geniality.”

Bright white where?? The LRV of Steamed Milk is 76, and anything between about 70 and 80 is an off-white.

Anyways, let’s get to the color palette!

Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk in a Color Palette

Here is the color palette that I have put together for Steamed Milk. I tried to keep things pretty neutral and easy to use:

Color palette for Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk features Steamed Milk, White Flour, Silver Marlin, Cyberspace, and Dhurrie Beige, over a background of a muted version of Starry Night painting.

Coordinating White Paint Color for Steamed Milk

If you want to use a true white somewhere in your home with Steamed Milk – like for walls and cabinetry – I recommend White Flour.

Sherwin Williams White Flour is a true white, so it is lighter and brighter than Steamed Milk, but it has a very similar undertone.

Paint dot of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk beside a paint dot of coordinating color Sherwin Williams White Flour

To give you an idea of this, here is Benjamin Moore Dove Wing with a true white trim:

Dove Wing on walls in dining room with white trim, wood table, and red rug. — Photo Credit: @magbug

For something that pops a little more, you might also like the bright white of Benjamin Moore Simply White.

For more white-on-white color combinations, you might like this post: White Walls with White Trim? (Alabaster with Pure White & More!)

Try Steamed Milk with Sherwin Williams Cyberspace

Paint dot of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk beside a paint dot of coordinating color Sherwin Williams Cyberspace

Sherwin Williams Cyberspace is a charcoal color that has a strong blue undertone that is complementary to the peach undertone of Steamed Milk.

Here is Cyberspace with Sherwin Williams Alabaster, just to help you picture it.

Cyberspace shiplap ceiling in creamy white nursery with mustard accents — Photo Credit: @in_vest_homes

Steamed Milk will be a little darker and more peach-leaning than this.

Neutral Paint Color to Use with Steamed Milk

If you are going to use Steamed Milk with another neutral, I recommend a beige that leans warmer like Sherwin Williams Dhurrie Beige. This will keep both colors looking quite nice and neutral.

Paint dot of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk beside a paint dot of coordinating color Sherwin Williams Dhurrie Beige

I would probably stay away from greiges, because those will make Steamed Milk look much more peach.

Use Steamed Milk with Benjamin Moore Silver Marlin

If you do want to use Steamed Milk with a cooler color, try it with a gray blue-green like Benjamin Moore Silver Marlin:

Paint dot of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk beside a paint dot of coordinating color Benjamin Moore Silver Marlin

Here is an example using Dove Wing and SW Link Gray:

Dove Wing walls with white ceiling and Sherwin Williams Link Gray trim and wainscoting, a dark gray green — Photo Credit: @the.noble.home

Silver Marlin will be a lot lighter than this gray green, but it is just for inspiration purposes.

Sherwin Williams Recommends These Coordinating Colors

Here are the colors that Sherwin Williams recommends pairing with Steamed Milk:

Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk color palette features their recommended coordinating colors Cocoa Whip, Marshmallow, and Blithe Blue over a background of a vivid blue sea with beige sand.

Try Steamed Milk with Blithe Blue

This is not a combination that I would use myself, but Blithe Blue and Steamed Milk are technically pretty complimentary:

Paint dot of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk beside a paint dot of Sherwin Williams recommended coordinating color Blithe Blue — Blithe Blue is a very bright robin egg blue. Using these two together will emphasize the undertones in both.

Pair Steamed Milk and Marshmallow

For a white pairing, Sherwin Williams recommends Marshmallow:

Paint dot of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk beside a paint dot of Sherwin Williams recommended coordinating color Marshmallow

Honestly, Marshmallow is not too far off of White Flour, which was my pick. It is a bit more gray. This combo works, but it will be a bit less contrast than a brighter white.

Use Steamed Milk with Cocoa Whip

For a coordinating neutral, Sherwin Williams recommends Cocoa Whip:

Paint dot of Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk beside a paint dot of Sherwin Williams recommended coordinating color Cocoa Whip

This beige does have a nice warm undertone, which is ideal for using with Steamed Milk! In my opinion it is a little dark for a whole home color, but some people may like that.

All of the colors from the article in one palette with a multicolored room and archway in the background

What is the Difference Between Steamed Milk and Sherwin Williams Creamy?

You might be comparing Steamed Milk with another popular color: Creamy.

So what is the difference?

Sherwin Williams Steamed Milk on half of a wall compared to SW Creamy on the other half, behind a light gray sofa with jewel toned velvet cushions.

Creamy is right on the edge of white and off white, where Steamed Milk is darker and definitely an off-white. The undertones of both are very similar, but Steamed Milk is a little more saturated where creamy is a touch more gray.

If you are into dupes, you might want to check out my post about Valspar Cream in my Coffee. I picked Steamed Milk as my dupe for that color.

Sherwin WIlliams Steamed Milk on a colored dot over Cream in my Coffee on a living room wall

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