Sherwin Williams Mysterious Mauve SW 6262
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- Mysterious Mauve for exterior (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Mysterious Mauve reviews (3 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Mysterious Mauve undertones?
- Is Mysterious Mauve SW 6262 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Mysterious Mauve
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Mysterious Mauve SW 6262
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Mysterious Mauve SW 6262 |
| Code: | SW 6262 |
| Name: | Mysterious Mauve |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Mysterious Mauve?
Sherwin Williams Mysterious Mauve SW 6262 is a light, muted gray with a subtle violet cast visible beneath its soft neutral surface. Its low saturation keeps it from reading as overtly purple, while the slightly cool undertone gives white trim and pale woods a clean contrast. In bright daylight, this shade can appear like a silvery lavender-gray; under warmer lamps, it may look more like a gentle softened gray. Use it on bedroom, bathroom, or living room walls when a standard gray feels too flat. Mysterious Mauve pairs well with crisp white, charcoal accents, weathered oak, brushed nickel, and deep plum or blue-gray textiles.
Mysterious Mauve for exterior (2 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 Mysterious Mauve reviews (3 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 Mysterious Mauve undertones?
Mysterious Mauve is a mid-light, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
166, 163, 169
Is Sherwin Williams Mysterious Mauve cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 270°, this Purple shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
SW 6262 Mysterious Mauve HSL code: 270, 3%, 65%
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 Mysterious Mauve
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 Mysterious Mauve:
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 6262
Mysterious Mauve
Darker shades
SW 6262
Mysterious Mauve
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 Mysterious Mauve with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 90, such as Sherwin Williams Rookwood Dark Green and Opaline.
LRV of Mysterious Mauve
Mysterious Mauve has an LRV of 37.09% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 37.09%, 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 | #a6a3a9 |
| RGB Decimal | 166, 163, 169 |
| RGB Percent | 65.10%, 63.92%, 66.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 270° Saturation: 3.55% Value: 66.27% |
| HSL | hsl(270, 3, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.78 Magenta: 3.55 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 33.73 |
| YIQ | Y: 164.581 I: -0.14 Q: 2.502 |
| XYZ | X: 35.983 Y: 37.166 Z: 42.803 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.401 a:2.217 b:-2.715 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.401 u:1.352 v:-4.358 |
| Decimal | 10920873 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.964, -1.331, 1.047 |
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