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Mature Grape SW 6286
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Undertone: Saturated pink (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Mature Grape sits at L* 30.9, a* 17.7, b* -6.9. Its hue angle is 339° and its chroma is 19.0, so it reads as an outright pink rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 23%.
LRV 6.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.7, Mature Grape is lighter than 6% 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 Mature Grape
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Purple | 2073-20 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Taro | 1386 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eggplant | 1379 | 4.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Mature Grape
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vixen | PPU17-03 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vixen | PPU17-3 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Delicious Berry | S-G-690 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry | SW 7577 | 5.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kimono Violet | SW 6839 | 5.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fabulous Grape | SW 6293 | 6.28 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Deep Maroon | SW 0072 | 6.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Merlot | SW 2704 | 6.71 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Burgundy | SW 6300 | 7.58 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Grape Harvest SW 6285 · lighter, LRV 12.9
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · lighter, LRV 16.3
- Blackberry SW 7577 · darker, LRV 4.8
- Merlot SW 2704 · darker, LRV 4.4
Colors that go with Mature Grape
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Mature Grape:
- Natural Choice SW 7011
- Universal Khaki SW 6150
- Ibis White SW 7000
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Hunt Club SW 6468 · complementary (180°)
- Concord Grape SW 6559 · analogous (−30°)
- Deep Maroon SW 0072 · analogous (+30°)
- Marsh Fern SW 2930 · triadic (120°)
- Oceanside SW 6496 · triadic (240°)
Mature Grape vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 9.6) is lighter (LRV 9.8 vs 6.7), more yellow/warm.
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 9.8) is lighter (LRV 9.3 vs 6.7), more green, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 13.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.