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Brave Purple SW 6823
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Undertone: Saturated purple (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Brave Purple sits at L* 60.8, a* 12.3, b* -21.2. Its hue angle is 300° and its chroma is 24.5, 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 3%.
LRV 28.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.9, Brave Purple is lighter than 36% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Brave Purple
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snugglepuss | 1405 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Violet Stone | 2069-40 | 4.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Spring Purple | 2070-40 | 4.81 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Brave Purple
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly Garden | 630B-6 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lily Of The Nile | PPU16-05 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lily Of The Nile | PPU16-5 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kismet | SW 6830 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Plum Blossom | SW 6974 | 6.63 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Berry Cream | SW 9075 | 7.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dahlia | SW 6816 | 7.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Berry Frappé | SW 9068 | 7.61 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forever Lilac | SW 9067 | 7.82 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dahlia SW 6816 · lighter, LRV 31.8
- Berry Frappé SW 9068 · lighter, LRV 39.2
- Forever Lilac SW 9067 · lighter, LRV 40.1
- Venture Violet SW 6970 · darker, LRV 22.6
- Veri Berri SW 9069 · darker, LRV 20.8
- Gentian SW 6817 · darker, LRV 17.5
Colors that go with Brave Purple
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Brave Purple:
- Useful Gray SW 7050
- Connor's Lakefront SW 9060
- Original White SW 7077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Broccoflower SW 9039 · complementary (180°)
- Lobelia SW 6809 · analogous (−30°)
- Baroness SW 6837 · analogous (+30°)
- Renwick Rose Beige SW 2804 · triadic (120°)
- Rivulet SW 6760 · triadic (240°)
Brave Purple vs popular colors
- French Lilac (Benjamin Moore 1403, ΔE 16.4) is lighter (LRV 56.1 vs 28.9), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Lily Lavender (Benjamin Moore 2071-60, ΔE 18.8) is lighter (LRV 64.3 vs 28.9), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Lavender Mist (Benjamin Moore 2070-60, ΔE 19.8) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 28.9), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.