Sherwin Williams Joyful Lilac SW 6972
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| Official page: | Joyful Lilac SW 6972 |
| Code: | SW 6972 |
| Name: | Joyful Lilac |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Joyful Lilac?
Sherwin Williams Joyful Lilac SW 6972 is a very light, muted lilac with a soft gray cast and a faint rosy-purple undertone. Its pale value keeps it airy on broad walls, while the low saturation prevents it from reading like a sugary pastel. In daylight, this shade can appear close to an off-white with a lavender tint; warmer evening lighting brings out more of its gentle pink-violet side. Joyful Lilac suits bedrooms, nurseries, dressing areas, and powder rooms, especially with crisp white trim or light oak. Pair it with brushed nickel, pale stone, charcoal accents, or deeper plum textiles for added definition.
Sherwin Williams Joyful Lilac reviews
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What are Sherwin Williams Joyful Lilac undertones?
Joyful Lilac is a light, very muted pale blush. The HEX sample has a subtle pink bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink. Warm light may make it look rosier, while cool daylight can make it feel more muted and gray.
HEX value:
RGB code:
228, 212, 226
Is Sherwin Williams Joyful Lilac cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 308°, this Purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6972 Joyful Lilac HSL code: 308, 23%, 86%
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 Joyful Lilac
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Joyful Lilac:
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 Joyful Lilac with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 128, such as Sherwin Williams Kingston and Window Pane.
LRV of Joyful Lilac
Joyful Lilac has an LRV of 69.2% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 69.2%, 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 | #e4d4e2 |
| RGB Decimal | 228, 212, 226 |
| RGB Percent | 89.41%, 83.14%, 88.63% |
| HSV | Hue: 308° Saturation: 7.02% Value: 89.41% |
| HSL | hsl(308, 23, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.02 Yellow: 0.88 Key: 10.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.38 I: 5.036 Q: 7.741 |
| XYZ | X: 69.263 Y: 69.072 Z: 81.614 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.54 a:7.96 b:-4.884 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.54 u:8.273 v:-8.909 |
| Decimal | 14996706 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.11, 3.318, -0.046 |
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