Sherwin Williams Wallflower SW 6281
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| Official page: | Wallflower SW 6281 |
| Code: | SW 6281 |
| Name: | Wallflower |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Wallflower?
Sherwin Williams Wallflower SW 6281 is a light, muted lavender-gray with a soft dusty pink cast. Its low saturation keeps it quiet on the wall, giving bedrooms, dressing areas, and powder rooms a gently colored alternative to off-white. In warm daylight or incandescent light, Wallflower can lean a little rosier, while cooler light brings out its gray-violet side. Pair it with creamy whites, pale greige trim, weathered oak, and brushed nickel for a restrained, layered look. This shade is especially well suited to full walls or cabinetry where its subtle color can be appreciated up close.
Wallflower for exterior (2 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Wallflower undertones?
Wallflower is a light, very muted pale rose-beige. 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:
219, 207, 212
Is Sherwin Williams Wallflower cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 335°, this Purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6281 Wallflower HSL code: 335, 14%, 84%
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 Wallflower
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 Wallflower:
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
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Darker shades
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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 Wallflower with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 155, such as Sherwin Williams Mountain Air and Dard Hunter Green.
LRV of Wallflower
Wallflower has an LRV of 64.48% 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 64.48%, 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 | #dbcfd4 |
| RGB Decimal | 219, 207, 212 |
| RGB Percent | 85.88%, 81.18%, 83.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 335° Saturation: 5.48% Value: 85.88% |
| HSL | hsl(335, 14, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.48 Yellow: 3.2 Key: 14.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 211.158 I: 5.544 Q: 4.094 |
| XYZ | X: 63.407 Y: 64.44 Z: 71.367 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.194 a:5.017 b:-0.982 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.194 u:6.595 v:-2.377 |
| Decimal | 14405588 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.274, 0.514, 3.481 |
Color equivalents
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