Grandeur Plum (SW 6565)
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Grandeur Plum (SW 6565) is a very deep, neutral red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grandeur Plum
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Grandeur Plum by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Grandeur 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 | Vintage Claret | 1364 | 14.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Carnation Festival | HDC-AC-28A | 14.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Plumberry | 1004-3A | 13 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cabernet | 1049-6 | 14 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Grandeur Plum (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Grandeur Plum
Darker than Grandeur Plum
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6565 |
| Hex | #92576F |
| RGB | 146, 87, 111 |
| HSL | 336°, 25%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 27.7, -3.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grandeur Plum (SW 6565), published as #92576F
#834E6D
#A1606F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grandeur Plum (SW 6565)?
- Grandeur Plum has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grandeur Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Grandeur Plum in another brand?
- Carnation Festival (Behr HDC-AC-28A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grandeur Plum warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Grandeur Plum as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.2; 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.