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Berry Cream SW 9075
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Undertone: Noticeable purple undertone
In CIELAB, Berry Cream sits at L* 60.1, a* 9.5, b* -9.7. Its hue angle is 314° and its chroma is 13.6, 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 28.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.2, Berry Cream 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 Berry Cream
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazy Lilac | 2116-40 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Amorous | AF-600 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Carolina Plum | 1384 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Berry Cream
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancestry Violet | S100-4 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Delectable | 650F-4 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Amethyst Phlox | 660F-5 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentle Grape | SW 9074 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Radiant Lilac | SW 0074 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ash Violet | SW 6549 | 5.84 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thistle | SW 6283 | 6.40 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Baroness | SW 6837 | 6.89 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Brave Purple | SW 6823 | 7.10 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Ash Violet SW 6549 · lighter, LRV 34.1
- Obi Lilac SW 6556 · lighter, LRV 38.7
- Berry Frappé SW 9068 · lighter, LRV 39.2
- Ruby Violet SW 9076 · darker, LRV 23.6
- Soulful Blue SW 6543 · darker, LRV 20.3
- Mythical SW 6550 · darker, LRV 19.7
Colors that go with Berry Cream
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Berry Cream:
- Creamy SW 7012
- Versatile Gray SW 6072
- Snowbound SW 7004
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Leaflet SW 9674 · complementary (180°)
- Dusty Heather SW 9073 · analogous (−30°)
- Thistle SW 6283 · analogous (+30°)
- Woodbridge SW 9618 · triadic (120°)
- Peacock Plume SW 0020 · triadic (240°)
Berry Cream vs popular colors
- French Lilac (Benjamin Moore 1403, ΔE 15.8) is lighter (LRV 56.1 vs 28.2), more green.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 16.8) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 28.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 17.8) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 28.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.