Mauve Finery (SW 6282)
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Mauve Finery (SW 6282) is a medium, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mauve Finery
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mauve Finery 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 Mauve Finery, 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 | Homespun Charm | 1249 | 50.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Queen's Violet | S110-3 | 51.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Lindsey Lilac | 1002-8A | 48 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | High Society | 1046-4 | 50 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Mauve Finery (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Mauve Finery
Darker than Mauve Finery
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6282 |
| Hex | #CBB8C0 |
| RGB | 203, 184, 192 |
| HSL | 335°, 15%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, 8.1, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mauve Finery (SW 6282), published as #CBB8C0
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#DDC2C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mauve Finery (SW 6282)?
- Mauve Finery has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mauve Finery is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mauve Finery in another brand?
- High Society (PPG 1046-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mauve Finery warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mauve Finery as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.6; 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.