Mellow Mauve (SW 0039)
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Mellow Mauve (SW 0039) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mellow Mauve
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mellow Mauve by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Mellow 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 | Mountain Hideaway | 1154 | 34.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Florentine Clay | ICC-101 | 33.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Carnation | 2005-7C | 35 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cool Clay | 1071-5 | 33 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Mellow Mauve (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Mellow Mauve
Darker than Mellow Mauve
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0039 |
| Hex | #C4957A |
| RGB | 196, 149, 122 |
| HSL | 22°, 39%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.5, 14.0, 21.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mellow Mauve (SW 0039), published as #C4957A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mellow Mauve (SW 0039)?
- Mellow Mauve has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mellow Mauve is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mellow Mauve in another brand?
- Desert Carnation (Valspar 2005-7C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mellow Mauve warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mellow Mauve as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.1; 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.