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Gutsy Grape SW 6980
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Undertone: Saturated purple (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Gutsy Grape sits at L* 39.8, a* 22.6, b* -23.3. Its hue angle is 314° and its chroma is 32.4, 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 5%.
LRV 11.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.2, Gutsy Grape is lighter than 13% 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 Gutsy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Majesty | 1400 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Seduction | 1399 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mystical Grape | 2071-30 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Gutsy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Waltz | P570-6 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Virtual Violet | HDC-MD-25 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Exotic Purple | 660B-7 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passionate Purple | SW 6981 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| African Violet | SW 6982 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Impulsive Purple | SW 6832 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vigorous Violet | SW 6838 | 5.49 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clematis | SW 6831 | 6.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Plummy | SW 6558 | 7.59 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Forget-Me-Not SW 6824 · lighter, LRV 15.8
- Clematis SW 6831 · lighter, LRV 15.9
- Impulsive Purple SW 6832 · darker, LRV 8.7
- Fully Purple SW 6983 · darker, LRV 8.4
- Izmir Purple SW 6825 · darker, LRV 6.6
Colors that go with Gutsy Grape
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Gutsy Grape:
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Arugula SW 6446 · complementary (180°)
- Morning Glory SW 6971 · analogous (−30°)
- Dynamo SW 6841 · analogous (+30°)
- Über Umber SW 9107 · triadic (120°)
- Really Teal SW 6489 · triadic (240°)
Gutsy Grape vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 14.2) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 11.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 17.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 17.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.