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Orchid SW 0071
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Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Orchid sits at L* 67.2, a* 12.2, b* 3.4. Its hue angle is 16° and its chroma is 12.6, 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 30%.
LRV 37.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.0, Orchid is lighter than 46% 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 Orchid
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauve Mist | 1264 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Sandblast | 2103-50 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cherry Malt | 2104-50 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Orchid
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Lights | BIC-06 | 0.52 | Practically identical | |
| Twilight Blush | PMD-71 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Fond Memory | 130F-4 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressy Rose | SW 6024 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rose Embroidery | SW 6297 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosé | SW 6290 | 4.51 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pressed Flower | SW 6304 | 4.87 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Glamour | SW 6031 | 5.56 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Intuitive | SW 6017 | 5.77 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Artistic Taupe SW 6030 · lighter, LRV 46.2
- Insightful Rose SW 6023 · lighter, LRV 46.5
- Chaise Mauve SW 6016 · lighter, LRV 46.7
- Thistle SW 6283 · darker, LRV 30.2
- Auger Shell SW 9159 · darker, LRV 30.1
- Autumn Orchid SW 9157 · darker, LRV 29.4
Colors that go with Orchid
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Orchid:
- Pearly White SW 7009
- Downing Slate SW 2819
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Drizzle SW 6479 · complementary (180°)
- Rosé SW 6290 · analogous (−30°)
- Emerging Taupe SW 6045 · analogous (+30°)
- Coastal Plain SW 6192 · triadic (120°)
- Notable Hue SW 6521 · triadic (240°)
Orchid vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 12.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 13.9) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 37.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 14.3) is lighter (LRV 46.9 vs 37.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.