Rhapsody Lilac (SW 6828)
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Rhapsody Lilac (SW 6828) is a light, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rhapsody Lilac
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rhapsody Lilac 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 Rhapsody Lilac, 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 | Grape Ice | 1395 | 60.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Light Mulberry | 650C-3 | 61.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Playful Petal | 1001-4B | 59 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dusky Lilac | 1176-3 | 62 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Rhapsody Lilac (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Rhapsody Lilac
Darker than Rhapsody Lilac
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6828 |
| Hex | #D2C8DD |
| RGB | 210, 200, 221 |
| HSL | 269°, 24%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 7.3, -9.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rhapsody Lilac (SW 6828), published as #D2C8DD
#C0BEDB
#E5D2DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rhapsody Lilac (SW 6828)?
- Rhapsody Lilac has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rhapsody Lilac is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rhapsody Lilac in another brand?
- Light Mulberry (Behr 650C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Rhapsody Lilac warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rhapsody Lilac as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.2; 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.