Mysterious Mauve (SW 6262)
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Mysterious Mauve (SW 6262) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mysterious Mauve
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mysterious 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 Mysterious 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 | Pebble Creek | 1453 | 40.3 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ashberry | N550-4 | 35.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Drizzling Mist | 4006-1C | 35 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Amethyst Haze | 13-23 | 36 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Mysterious Mauve (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Mysterious Mauve
Darker than Mysterious Mauve
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6262 |
| Hex | #A6A3A9 |
| RGB | 166, 163, 169 |
| HSL | 270°, 3%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.4, 2.2, -2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mysterious Mauve (SW 6262), published as #A6A3A9
#9599A7
#B8ADA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mysterious Mauve (SW 6262)?
- Mysterious Mauve has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mysterious Mauve is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mysterious Mauve in another brand?
- Ashberry (Behr N550-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Mysterious Mauve warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mysterious Mauve as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.7; 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.