Deepest Mauve (SW 0005)
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Deepest Mauve (SW 0005) is a very deep, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deepest Mauve
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Deepest Mauve by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Deepest Mauve, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Amazon Soil | 2115-30 | 13.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Grand Plum | N120-7 | 10.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Earth | 1004-7A | 10 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pinot Noir | 13-18 | 9 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Deepest Mauve (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Deepest Mauve
Darker than Deepest Mauve
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0005 |
| Hex | #6D595A |
| RGB | 109, 89, 90 |
| HSL | 357°, 10%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.8, 8.4, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deepest Mauve (SW 0005), published as #6D595A
#5E5058
#7C625A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deepest Mauve (SW 0005)?
- Deepest Mauve has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deepest Mauve is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deepest Mauve in another brand?
- Amazon Soil (BM 2115-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Deepest Mauve warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Deepest Mauve as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.