Vaguely Mauve

With an LRV of about 57, Vaguely Mauve reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Vaguely Mauve in other brands

• ENTICED Nippon Paint NP N 1929P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Porcelain Benjamin Moore 2113-60 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Flamenco 15 Caparol 3D Flamenco 15 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• TVT J501 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Elegantly Lilac Berger Paints 7T2989 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Natalia Kelly-Moore KM4162-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Dreamy White Sherwin-Williams 6021 Light Gray
• Silvermist Sherwin-Williams 7621 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 orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Vaguely Mauve warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 4.0 and b value of 2.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Vaguely Mauve?

ENTICED (NP N 1929P), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Vaguely Mauve?

≈ 57. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.