Plum Dandy (SW 6284)
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Plum Dandy (SW 6284) is a very deep, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plum Dandy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Plum Dandy 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 Plum Dandy, 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 | Aplomb | AF-625 | 20.6 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Full Glass | S120-6 | 17.9 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Valley Bloom | 1006-5A | 16 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Victorian Plum | 1179-6 | 16 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Plum Dandy (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Plum Dandy
Darker than Plum Dandy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6284 |
| Hex | #8B6878 |
| RGB | 139, 104, 120 |
| HSL | 333°, 14%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.9, 16.7, -3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plum Dandy (SW 6284), published as #8B6878
#7C5F76
#9B7178
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plum Dandy (SW 6284)?
- Plum Dandy has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plum Dandy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Plum Dandy in another brand?
- Full Glass (Behr S120-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Plum Dandy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Plum Dandy as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.4; 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.