Expressive Plum (SW 6271)
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Expressive Plum (SW 6271) 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 Expressive Plum
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Expressive 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 Expressive 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 | Mountain Ridge | 1456 | 12.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Urban Legend | N100-6 | 10.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Currant | 1001-7A | 10 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pinot Noir | 13-18 | 9 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Expressive Plum (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Expressive Plum
Darker than Expressive Plum
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6271 |
| Hex | #695C62 |
| RGB | 105, 92, 98 |
| HSL | 332°, 7%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.5, 6.4, -1.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Expressive Plum (SW 6271), published as #695C62
#5A5360
#786562
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Expressive Plum (SW 6271)?
- Expressive 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 Expressive Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Expressive Plum in another brand?
- Urban Legend (Behr N100-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Expressive Plum warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Expressive Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.5; 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.