Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum SW 6019
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- Poetry Plum for bedroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum reviews (6 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum undertones?
- Is Poetry Plum SW 6019 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Poetry Plum
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Poetry Plum SW 6019
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Poetry Plum SW 6019 |
| Code: | SW 6019 |
| Name: | Poetry Plum |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum?
Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum SW 6019 is a muted, medium-dark plum with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly purple. Its red-violet base gives the color a softly warm, dusty character, while the subdued saturation makes it feel grounded on a full wall. In daylight, Poetry Plum can appear like a weathered mauve-plum; under warm lamps, its reddish undertones become more apparent. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, powder rooms, and built-in cabinetry where a deeper color is welcome without becoming too bold. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm greige, charcoal, aged brass, walnut, or natural linen for a layered interior palette.
Poetry Plum for bedroom (2 photos)
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Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum reviews (6 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum undertones?
Poetry 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:
111, 92, 95
Is Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 351°, this dark purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
SW 6019 Poetry Plum HSL code: 351, 9%, 40%
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 Poetry 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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Poetry 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
Darker shades
SW 6019
Poetry 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 Poetry Plum with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 171, such as Sherwin Williams Mountain Air and Niebla Azul.
LRV of Poetry Plum
Poetry Plum has an LRV of 11.96% 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 11.96%, 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 | #6f5c5f |
| RGB Decimal | 111, 92, 95 |
| RGB Percent | 43.53%, 36.08%, 37.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 351° Saturation: 17.12% Value: 43.53% |
| HSL | hsl(351, 9, 40) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.12 Yellow: 14.41 Key: 56.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 98.023 I: 10.358 Q: 4.953 |
| XYZ | X: 12.448 Y: 11.86 Z: 12.457 |
| CIE Lab | L:40.993 a:8.255 b:1.173 |
| CIE Luv | L:40.993 u:11.09 v:0.215 |
| Decimal | 7298143 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.439, 4.251, 2.661 |
Color equivalents
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