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Mythical SW 6550
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Undertone: Noticeable purple undertone
In CIELAB, Mythical sits at L* 51.4, a* 7.5, b* -11.5. Its hue angle is 303° and its chroma is 13.7, so it leans purple clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 14%.
LRV 19.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.7, Mythical is lighter than 25% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Mythical
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Dusk | 2117-40 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Purple Haze | CC-980 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Purple Haze | 1413 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mythical
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Statice | 650F-5 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Solitaire | N560-5 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peruvian Violet | 660F-6 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Violet | SW 6557 | 5.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Soulful Blue | SW 6543 | 6.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gentle Grape | SW 9074 | 7.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Exclusive Plum | SW 6263 | 7.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Special Gray | SW 6277 | 8.42 | Same family only | |
| Soulmate | SW 6270 | 8.51 | Same family only |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gentle Grape SW 9074 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Dusty Heather SW 9073 · lighter, LRV 27.8
- Berry Cream SW 9075 · lighter, LRV 28.2
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · darker, LRV 16.3
- Mesmerize SW 6544 · darker, LRV 13.0
- Purple Passage SW 6551 · darker, LRV 12.0
Colors that go with Mythical
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Mythical:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Dusted Olive SW 9028
- Original White SW 7077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dried Thyme SW 6186 · complementary (180°)
- Soulful Blue SW 6543 · analogous (−30°)
- Ruby Violet SW 9076 · analogous (+30°)
- Tree Branch SW 7525 · triadic (120°)
- Teal Stencil SW 0018 · triadic (240°)
Mythical vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 14.2) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 19.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 16.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 17.3) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 19.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.