Wallflower (SW 6281)
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Wallflower (SW 6281) is a light, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wallflower
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wallflower 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 Wallflower, 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 | New Age | 1444 | 62.5 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Heather Rose | 690E-2 | 67.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Brushed Lavender | 4001-3B | 65 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silver Mauve | 1179-3 | 63 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Wallflower (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Wallflower
Darker than Wallflower
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6281 |
| Hex | #DBCFD4 |
| RGB | 219, 207, 212 |
| HSL | 335°, 14%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.2, 5.0, -1.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wallflower (SW 6281), published as #DBCFD4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wallflower (SW 6281)?
- Wallflower has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wallflower is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wallflower in another brand?
- Brushed Lavender (Valspar 4001-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Wallflower warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wallflower as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.0; 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.