Minute Mauve (SW 7078)
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Minute Mauve (SW 7078) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minute Mauve
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Minute Mauve by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Minute Mauve, 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 | Angelica | AF-665 | 61.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Rock Crystal | MQ3-28 | 60.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Modest Silver | 4002-1A | 60 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Free Reign | 1004-2 | 61 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Minute Mauve (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Minute Mauve
Darker than Minute Mauve
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7078 |
| Hex | #CFC9C8 |
| RGB | 207, 201, 200 |
| HSL | 9°, 7%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.4, 1.9, 1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minute Mauve (SW 7078), published as #CFC9C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minute Mauve (SW 7078)?
- Minute Mauve has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minute Mauve is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Minute Mauve in another brand?
- Modest Silver (Valspar 4002-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Minute Mauve warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Minute Mauve as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.2; 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.