Inspired Lilac

With an LRV of about 71, Inspired Lilac reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Inspired Lilac in other brands

• Hempel 35011 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Coin Purse Kelly-Moore KM5600-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Velvet 90 Caparol 3D Velvet 90 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Lavender Secret Asian Paints 7163 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Violet Pearl Hallman Lindsay 1293 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Moving Mauve Nerolac 4870 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Ibis White Sherwin-Williams 7000 White
• Grape Mist Sherwin-Williams 6548 Light 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 beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Inspired Lilac warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -4.7 and a value of 4.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hempel color to Inspired Lilac?

Hempel 35011 (35011), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Inspired Lilac?

≈ 71. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.