Home › Sherwin-Williams › Purple › Wood Violet
Wood Violet SW 6557
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated purple (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Wood Violet sits at L* 47.4, a* 11.2, b* -12.2. Its hue angle is 313° and its chroma is 16.5, so it reads as an outright purple rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 13%.
LRV 16.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.3, Wood Violet is lighter than 21% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Wood Violet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupid's Dart | 1385 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pinot Grigio Grape | CSP-460 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nightfall Sky | CC-38 | 4.34 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Wood Violet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet Vixen | MQ5-41 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Purple Silhouette | 650D-6 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Zinfandel | 660D-6 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythical | SW 6550 | 5.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Plummy | SW 6558 | 6.62 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Purple Passage | SW 6551 | 6.68 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clematis | SW 6831 | 7.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forget-Me-Not | SW 6824 | 7.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Veri Berri | SW 9069 | 7.41 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Mythical SW 6550 · lighter, LRV 19.7
- Veri Berri SW 9069 · lighter, LRV 20.8
- Gentle Grape SW 9074 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Purple Passage SW 6551 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Plummy SW 6558 · darker, LRV 11.5
- Ripe Berry SW 9689 · darker, LRV 9.9
Colors that go with Wood Violet
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Wood Violet:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Drift of Mist SW 9166
- Snowbound SW 7004
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Greenfield SW 6439 · complementary (180°)
- Mesmerize SW 6544 · analogous (−30°)
- Plum Dandy SW 6284 · analogous (+30°)
- Thatch Brown SW 6145 · triadic (120°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · triadic (240°)
Wood Violet vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 14.1) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 16.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 15.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 16.5) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 16.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.