Grape Mist (SW 6548)
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Grape Mist (SW 6548) is a medium, neutral purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grape Mist
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Grape Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Grape Mist, 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 | African Violet | 2116-50 | 50.7 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Foxgloves | 660E-3 | 54 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stardust Evening | 4002-3B | 60 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silver Chalice | 1174-3 | 59 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Grape Mist (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Grape Mist
Darker than Grape Mist
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6548 |
| Hex | #C5C0C9 |
| RGB | 197, 192, 201 |
| HSL | 273°, 8%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.3, 3.4, -3.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grape Mist (SW 6548), published as #C5C0C9
#B3B6C7
#D7CAC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grape Mist (SW 6548)?
- Grape Mist has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grape Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Grape Mist in another brand?
- Foxgloves (Behr 660E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grape Mist warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Grape Mist as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.9; 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.