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Expressive Plum SW 6271
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Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Expressive Plum sits at L* 40.5, a* 6.4, b* -1.5. Its hue angle is 347° and its chroma is 6.6, 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 31%.
LRV 11.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.5, Expressive Plum is lighter than 14% 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 Expressive 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge | 1456 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Cabernet | 2116-30 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wild Mulberry | CSP-475 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Expressive 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Legend | N100-6 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Indulgent | 690F-7 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dignified Purple | N110-6 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry Plum | SW 6019 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stunning Shade | SW 7082 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Browse Brown | SW 6012 | 4.63 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Midnight | SW 6264 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cloak Gray | SW 6278 | 5.52 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Folkstone SW 6005 · lighter, LRV 13.5
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · lighter, LRV 15.6
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Midnight SW 6264 · darker, LRV 10.3
- Ripe Berry SW 9689 · darker, LRV 9.9
- Peppercorn SW 7674 · darker, LRV 9.7
Colors that go with Expressive Plum
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Expressive Plum:
- Gauzy White SW 6035
- Chatura Gray SW 9169
- Original White SW 7077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Succulent SW 9650 · complementary (180°)
- Midnight SW 6264 · analogous (−30°)
- Poetry Plum SW 6019 · analogous (+30°)
- Cast Iron SW 6202 · triadic (120°)
- Rain Cloud SW 9639 · triadic (240°)
Expressive Plum vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 8.1) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 11.5), more blue/cool, more saturated.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 8.4) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 11.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 8.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.