Poetry Plum (SW 6019)
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Poetry Plum (SW 6019) is a very deep, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Poetry Plum
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Poetry Plum 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 Poetry Plum, 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 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Grand Plum | N120-7 | 10.5 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sweet Currant | 1001-7A | 10 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pinot Noir | 13-18 | 9 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Poetry Plum (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Poetry Plum
Darker than Poetry Plum
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6019 |
| Hex | #6F5C5F |
| RGB | 111, 92, 95 |
| HSL | 351°, 9%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.0, 8.3, 1.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Poetry Plum (SW 6019), published as #6F5C5F
#60535D
#7E655F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Poetry Plum (SW 6019)?
- Poetry Plum has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Poetry Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Poetry Plum in another brand?
- Amazon Soil (BM 2115-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Poetry Plum warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Poetry Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.2; 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.