There are lots of white paints and few of them are absolutely white. Many appear gray or cream because of pigments mixed with the white base. Below is Sherwin Williams collection of "whites". The ones I've notated are, to me, the whitest. You can find a white that works with the Andersen white. I've only looked at Sherwin Williams, but there are lots of other paint manufacturers who have their own colors.

Thank you for sharing. I just don’t know what to do. When our contractor suggested we do the factory finish in white on the windows, I did not realize it would be so gray.

Hi there... were you able to figure out what color to go with? We are currently in the process of building our home and the windows were installed and sure enough they have a gray tint to them.

Our contractor was adamant that the Interior trim paint around the house match. We paid to have the windows/doors repainted in the main living areas. We used Pure White. In the bedrooms we did not repaint the color.

Is that because in the bedrooms you had window treatments and wouldn't see the color difference as much?

Yes and there was less trim work that would be as noticeable in the bedrooms. In the other areas of the house we had craftsman trim and 8” baseboards. If I point the bedroom trim out to someone looking in the bedrooms they can see the shade difference between the window and sill, but for most folks they would think it is shadow/lighting variation.

Thank you so much for your info! I am planning on putting shutters as window treatments in the bedrooms so hopefully we won’t have to paint those windows since the shutters should cover them.

It’s a good idea to paint the living areas only. Thank you again!

You are welcome! Good luck!!

Are you happy with your decision to go with Pure White? I'm currently facing the same dilemna, match walls, trim and kitchen cabinets to Andersen white or go with SW Pure White and risk the windows looking gray. I'm leaning towards going Pure White because I don't think I'll be happy with the gray tone and really prefer a more crisp white look.

@lorieisner we used BM White which was supposed to match the Andersen white. It doesn't much too white. I would match to the Andersen white