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Queen Anne Lilac SW 0021
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Undertone: Subtle red undertone
In CIELAB, Queen Anne Lilac sits at L* 74.8, a* 3.2, b* 2.3. Its hue angle is 36° and its chroma is 3.9, so it leans red only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 28%.
LRV 47.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.8, Queen Anne Lilac is lighter than 60% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Queen Anne Lilac
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Mauve | 2114-50 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Through the Looking Glass | CSP-495 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| After the Rain | 1452 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Queen Anne Lilac
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Pink | HDC-CL-25G | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Vintage Mauve | PPU17-11 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| French Lilac | PPU16-10 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine | SW 6009 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Studio Mauve | SW 0062 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Ponder | SW 7079 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Fashionable Gray | SW 6275 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Essential Gray | SW 6002 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Temperate Taupe | SW 6037 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Skyline Steel SW 1015 · lighter, LRV 52.3
- Silverplate SW 7649 · lighter, LRV 52.6
- Light French Gray SW 0055 · lighter, LRV 52.6
- Swanky Gray SW 6261 · darker, LRV 44.7
- Allegory SW 9553 · darker, LRV 44.6
- Mineral Deposit SW 7652 · darker, LRV 42.6
Colors that go with Queen Anne Lilac
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Queen Anne Lilac:
- Original White SW 7077
- Autumn Orchid SW 9157
Queen Anne Lilac is too close to neutral (chroma 3.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its red lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Queen Anne Lilac vs popular colors
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 5.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, ΔE 5.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 5.7) is lighter (LRV 53.0 vs 47.8), more yellow/warm, more green.