Vaguely Mauve (SW 6015)
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Vaguely Mauve (SW 6015) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vaguely Mauve
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Vaguely Mauve by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Vaguely 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 | Porcelain | 2113-60 | 56.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lilac Tan | 730A-3 | 58.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Berry Cream | 1004-10B | 58 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ancestral | 1047-4 | 55 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Vaguely Mauve (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Vaguely Mauve
Darker than Vaguely Mauve
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6015 |
| Hex | #D1C5C4 |
| RGB | 209, 197, 196 |
| HSL | 5°, 12%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, 4.0, 2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vaguely Mauve (SW 6015), published as #D1C5C4
#C0BBC2
#E3CFC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vaguely Mauve (SW 6015)?
- Vaguely Mauve has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vaguely Mauve is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Vaguely Mauve in another brand?
- Porcelain (BM 2113-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vaguely Mauve warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Vaguely Mauve as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.0; 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.