Veiled Violet

With an LRV of about 47, Veiled Violet 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.

Veiled Violet in other brands

• Romantic Light Vista K-764 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Sensuous Lilac Asian Paints 8217 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Viola 15 Caparol 3D Viola 15 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Pink Swan Resene Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Stone Age Nippon Paint NP N 3338P Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Hazy Grey Glidden 30RR 46/018 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Silver Strand Sherwin-Williams 7057 Light Gray
• Mysterious Mauve Sherwin-Williams 6262 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 Veiled Violet warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 3.6 and b value of -1.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Vista color to Veiled Violet?

Romantic Light (K-764), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Veiled Violet?

≈ 47. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.