Sherwin Williams Orchid SW 0071
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| Code: | SW 0071 |
| Name: | Orchid |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, Historic Interior Color Wall, Retro Revival, 2019 Raconteur, The Streamlined Years (1930s-1950s) |
What color is Sherwin Williams Orchid?
Sherwin Williams Orchid SW 0071 is a muted, medium-light dusty pink with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet. Its red-rose base carries a faint warmth, while the subdued saturation gives walls a gently weathered, powdery appearance. In bright daylight, Orchid can look like a quiet blush; under warm evening lighting, its rosy tones become more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, dressing areas, powder rooms, or a living room accent wall paired with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, and oatmeal linen. For a more grounded scheme, combine this shade with charcoal, deep brown, or muted olive accents.
Orchid for bedroom
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What are Sherwin Williams Orchid undertones?
Orchid is a mid-light, muted dusty rose. 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:
188, 156, 158
Is Sherwin Williams Orchid cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 356°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 0071 Orchid HSL code: 356, 19%, 67%
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 Orchid
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Orchid:
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.
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 Orchid 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 Orchid
Orchid has an LRV of 37.04% 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 37.04%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #bc9c9e |
| RGB Decimal | 188, 156, 158 |
| RGB Percent | 73.73%, 61.18%, 61.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 356° Saturation: 17.02% Value: 73.73% |
| HSL | hsl(356, 19, 67) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.02 Yellow: 15.96 Key: 26.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 165.796 I: 18.426 Q: 7.392 |
| XYZ | X: 38.798 Y: 36.938 Z: 37.425 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.231 a:12.152 b:3.404 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.231 u:19.445 v:2.725 |
| Decimal | 12360862 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.777, 7.591, 6.035 |
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