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Deepest Mauve SW 0005
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Deepest Mauve sits at L* 39.8, a* 8.4, b* 2.5. Its hue angle is 17° and its chroma is 8.7, so it leans pink clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 38%.
LRV 11.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.1, Deepest Mauve is lighter than 13% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Deepest Mauve
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Soil | 2115-30 | 0.73 | Practically identical | |
| Desert Shadows | 2114-30 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pinch of Spice | 1449 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Deepest Mauve
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Plum | N120-7 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Beechwood | 720B-6 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ripe Fig | UL100-2 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry Plum | SW 6019 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Expressive Plum | SW 6271 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| River Rouge | SW 6026 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Browse Brown | SW 6012 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bateau Brown | SW 6033 | 4.62 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Patchwork Plum | SW 0022 | 6.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Browse Brown SW 6012 · lighter, LRV 12.6
- Bateau Brown SW 6033 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Folkstone SW 6005 · lighter, LRV 13.5
- Metropolis SW 9575 · darker, LRV 8.4
- Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 · darker, LRV 8.1
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · darker, LRV 7.6
Colors that go with Deepest Mauve
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Deepest Mauve:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Deep Forest Brown SW 9175
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Still Water SW 6223 · complementary (180°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · analogous (−30°)
- Browse Brown SW 6012 · analogous (+30°)
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · triadic (120°)
- Outerspace SW 6251 · triadic (240°)
Deepest Mauve vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 7.9) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 11.1), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 8.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 9.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.