Thistle

With an LRV of about 30, Thistle 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Thistle in other brands

• Sonata Mauve Glidden 30RR 30/103 Pink Very close ΔE 0.6
• Luscious Lilac PPG 18-07 Pink Very close ΔE 1.8
• Historic Rose KILZ LA270-01 Pink Very close ΔE 1.9
• Velvet Plum Crown U5311D Pink Very close ΔE 1.9
• Soft Montelimar 2 Dulux UK 1187684 Pink Close ΔE 2.1
• Reserve Behr S120-5 Pink Close ΔE 2.1

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Rosebay Sherwin-Williams 6563 Pink
• Ruby Violet Sherwin-Williams 9076 Red

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Thistle warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -2.4 and a value of 12.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Glidden color to Thistle?

Sonata Mauve (30RR 30/103), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Thistle?

≈ 30. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.