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Quietly Violet CSP-415
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Quietly Violet sits at L* 52.7, a* 9.4, b* 4.7. Its hue angle is 27° and its chroma is 10.5, so it leans red clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 32%.
LRV 21.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.8, Quietly Violet is lighter than 23% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Quietly Violet
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialite | SW 6025 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Dutch Cocoa | SW 6032 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mulberry Silk | SW 0001 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Quietly Violet
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumville | N120-5 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Bitter Briar | 720B-5 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Mushroom Basket | 130F-5 | 1.91 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon Slate | 2113-40 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Weathered Bark | 2098-40 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hickory Stick | 2103-40 | 5.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Smoked Oyster | 2109-40 | 5.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Powell Smokehouse | CW-360 | 5.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Frozen in Time | 1448 | 5.51 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Weathered Bark 2098-40 · lighter, LRV 23.8
- Frozen in Time 1448 · lighter, LRV 24.7
- Santa Fe Tan 2097-40 · lighter, LRV 24.6
- Beachcomber 993 · darker, LRV 19.0
- Riverbank CSP-355 · darker, LRV 18.4
- Gray Mountain 1462 · darker, LRV 18.5
Colors that go with Quietly Violet
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Wetherburn's Blue CW-580 · complementary (180°)
- Cinnamon Slate 2113-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Smoked Oyster 2109-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Lush AF-475 · triadic (120°)
- Bachelor Blue 1629 · triadic (240°)
Quietly Violet vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 10.4) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 21.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 14.1) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 14.9) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 21.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.