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Patchwork Plum SW 0022
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Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Patchwork Plum sits at L* 46.4, a* 8.5, b* 2.6. Its hue angle is 17° and its chroma is 8.9, 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 35%.
LRV 15.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.6, Patchwork Plum is lighter than 20% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Patchwork Plum
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mink Violet | 1252 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Kasbah | AF-640 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pinch of Spice | 1449 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Patchwork Plum
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raisin In The Sun | N120-6 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Tibetan Temple | PPU1-03 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tibetan Temple | PPU1-3 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapy | SW 7629 | 4.82 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bateau Brown | SW 6033 | 4.95 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dutch Cocoa | SW 6032 | 5.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Poetry Plum | SW 6019 | 5.16 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Browse Brown | SW 6012 | 5.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nutshell | SW 6040 | 5.56 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dutch Cocoa SW 6032 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Soulmate SW 6270 · lighter, LRV 19.6
- Chinchilla SW 6011 · lighter, LRV 19.8
- Folkstone SW 6005 · darker, LRV 13.5
- Bateau Brown SW 6033 · darker, LRV 13.1
- Browse Brown SW 6012 · darker, LRV 12.6
Colors that go with Patchwork Plum
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Patchwork Plum:
- Shoji White SW 7042
- Amazing Gray SW 7044
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Riverway SW 6222 · complementary (180°)
- Grapy SW 7629 · analogous (−30°)
- Nutshell SW 6040 · analogous (+30°)
- Basil SW 6194 · triadic (120°)
- Distance SW 6243 · triadic (240°)
Patchwork Plum vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 15.6), more green, more muted.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 11.6) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 15.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 12.9) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 15.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.