Mauve

With an LRV of about 38, Mauve is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Mauve in other brands

• Intuitive Sherwin-Williams 6017 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Movement Jotun 3325 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Desert View Plascon R3-E2-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Hempel 14260 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Flamenco 10 Caparol 3D Flamenco 10 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Rosy Dream Berger Paints 8T2598 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Himalayan Benjamin Moore 1542 Light Gray
• Rushing Benjamin Moore 1574 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns red
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Mauve warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 5.8 and b value of 0.9 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Sherwin-Williams color to Mauve?

Intuitive (6017), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Mauve?

≈ 38. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.