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Forget-Me-Not SW 6824
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, Forget-Me-Not sits at L* 46.8, a* 13.8, b* -24.4. Its hue angle is 300° and its chroma is 28.1, so it reads as an outright purple rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 2%.
LRV 15.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.8, Forget-Me-Not is lighter than 20% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Forget-Me-Not
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seduction | 1399 | 5.81 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cupid's Dart | 1385 | 7.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Darkest Grape | 2069-30 | 7.52 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Forget-Me-Not
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandora | 630B-7 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Purple Paradise | PPU16-03 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Purple Paradise | PPU16-3 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clematis | SW 6831 | 4.72 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gentian | SW 6817 | 6.90 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Wood Violet | SW 6557 | 7.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| African Violet | SW 6982 | 7.81 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Purple Passage | SW 6551 | 8.42 | Same family only | |
| Plummy | SW 6558 | 8.83 | Same family only |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gentian SW 6817 · lighter, LRV 17.5
- Lavish Lavender SW 6975 · lighter, LRV 22.3
- Venture Violet SW 6970 · lighter, LRV 22.6
- Gutsy Grape SW 6980 · darker, LRV 11.2
- African Violet SW 6982 · darker, LRV 10.8
- Impulsive Purple SW 6832 · darker, LRV 8.7
Colors that go with Forget-Me-Not
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Forget-Me-Not:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Raindrop SW 6485
- Original White SW 7077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Garden Spot SW 6432 · complementary (180°)
- Lupine SW 6810 · analogous (−30°)
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · analogous (+30°)
- Antiquarian Brown SW 0045 · triadic (120°)
- Ionian SW 6754 · triadic (240°)
Forget-Me-Not vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 15.4) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 15.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 16.5) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 15.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 19.0) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 15.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.