Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum SW 6271
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- Expressive Plum for bedroom (6 photos)
- Expressive Plum for living room (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6271 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Expressive Plum for exterior (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum reviews (18 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum undertones?
- Is Expressive Plum SW 6271 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Expressive Plum
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Expressive Plum SW 6271
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Expressive Plum SW 6271 |
| Code: | SW 6271 |
| Name: | Expressive Plum |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | 2015 Voyage |
What color is Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum?
Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum SW 6271 is a muted, deep plum-gray with a softly dusty cast rather than a bright purple presence. Its low saturation gives the color a restrained, slightly smoky look, with subtle mauve and red-violet undertones visible beneath the gray. In warm artificial light, Expressive Plum can appear a touch rosier, while cooler daylight brings out its shadowy gray-violet side. It has enough depth for a dining room, bedroom, or study wall, especially where a darker backdrop is wanted without using near-black. Pair this shade with soft off-whites, weathered oak, charcoal textiles, brushed brass, or pale stone for contrast and texture.
Expressive Plum for bedroom (6 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing purple shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Expressive Plum for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this purple shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6271 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm purple hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Expressive Plum for exterior (5 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm purple hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum reviews (18 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this purple that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum undertones?
Expressive Plum is a midtone, very muted brownish taupe. The HEX sample has a subtle pink-red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink-red. 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:
105, 92, 98
Is Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 332°, this dark purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
SW 6271 Expressive Plum HSL code: 332, 7%, 39%
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 Expressive Plum
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 purple shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum:
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
SW 6271
Expressive Plum
Darker shades
SW 6271
Expressive Plum
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 Expressive Plum with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 152, such as Sherwin Williams Piedmont and Dard Hunter Green.
LRV of Expressive Plum
Expressive Plum has an LRV of 11.51% 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 11.51%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #695c62 |
| RGB Decimal | 105, 92, 98 |
| RGB Percent | 41.18%, 36.08%, 38.43% |
| HSV | Hue: 332° Saturation: 12.38% Value: 41.18% |
| HSL | hsl(332, 7, 39) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.38 Yellow: 6.67 Key: 58.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 96.571 I: 5.819 Q: 4.617 |
| XYZ | X: 11.857 Y: 11.54 Z: 13.155 |
| CIE Lab | L:40.475 a:6.407 b:-1.501 |
| CIE Luv | L:40.475 u:7.104 v:-2.92 |
| Decimal | 6904930 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.97, 2.857, 0.819 |
Color equivalents
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