Sherwin Williams Alaea SW 7579
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| Code: | SW 7579 |
| Name: | Alaea |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Timeless Color Wall, 2019 Aficionado |
What color is Sherwin Williams Alaea?
Sherwin Williams Alaea SW 7579 is a muted, medium-deep red with a dusty rose-brown cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than bright, while the slight mauve note gives it a cooler edge than a typical terracotta or brick red. In daylight, Alaea can read as a softened clay red; under warmer evening lighting, its brown and wine-like depth becomes more noticeable. It suits a dining room, powder room, or den wall where a darker color can add definition without feeling overly dramatic. Pair it with warm off-whites, weathered wood, aged brass, charcoal textiles, or soft mushroom-gray accents.
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What are Sherwin Williams Alaea undertones?
Alaea is a midtone, muted berry red. The HEX sample leans pink-red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
129, 88, 91
Is Sherwin Williams Alaea cool or warm?
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With a hue of 356°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 7579 Alaea HSL code: 356, 19%, 43%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Alaea
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark red shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Alaea:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Alaea with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 176, such as Sherwin Williams Mountain Air and Niebla Azul.
LRV of Alaea
Alaea has an LRV of 12.39% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 12.39%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #81585b |
| RGB Decimal | 129, 88, 91 |
| RGB Percent | 50.59%, 34.51%, 35.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 356° Saturation: 31.78% Value: 50.59% |
| HSL | hsl(356, 19, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 31.78 Yellow: 29.46 Key: 49.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 100.601 I: 23.468 Q: 9.607 |
| XYZ | X: 14.431 Y: 12.403 Z: 11.529 |
| CIE Lab | L:41.849 a:17.394 b:5.123 |
| CIE Luv | L:41.849 u:25.973 v:3.561 |
| Decimal | 8476763 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.218, 11.515, 5.244 |
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