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Dressy Rose SW 6024
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Dressy Rose sits at L* 67.0, a* 9.5, b* 5.3. Its hue angle is 29° and its chroma is 10.8, so it leans red 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 33%.
LRV 36.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 36.5, Dressy Rose is lighter than 45% 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 Dressy Rose
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandblast | 2103-50 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Monet | 1243 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cherry Malt | 2104-50 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dressy Rose
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet Refuge | 710B-4 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Fond Memory | 130F-4 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Twilight Blush | PMD-71 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamour | SW 6031 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Orchid | SW 0071 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intuitive | SW 6017 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Emerging Taupe | SW 6045 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sandbank | SW 6052 | 4.99 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Flexible Gray | SW 6010 | 5.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sand Trap SW 6066 · lighter, LRV 39.6
- Sandbank SW 6052 · lighter, LRV 40.2
- Perfect Greige SW 6073 · lighter, LRV 41.7
- Sticks & Stones SW 7503 · darker, LRV 31.5
- Auger Shell SW 9159 · darker, LRV 30.1
- Chatura Gray SW 9169 · darker, LRV 29.9
Colors that go with Dressy Rose
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dressy Rose:
- Touch of Sand SW 9085
- Rojo Marrón SW 9182
- Dreamy White SW 6021
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Aquitaine SW 9057 · complementary (180°)
- Orchid SW 0071 · analogous (−30°)
- Trusty Tan SW 6087 · analogous (+30°)
- Marine SW 9659 · triadic (120°)
- Solitude SW 6535 · triadic (240°)
Dressy Rose vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 9.6) is about as light, more green, more muted.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 11.3) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 36.5), more green, more muted.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 11.7) is lighter (LRV 46.9 vs 36.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.