Alaea (SW 7579)
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Alaea (SW 7579) is a very deep, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alaea
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Alaea 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 Alaea, 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 | Love Affair | 1266 | 13.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Japanese Maple | 120F-6 | 11.6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | In the Red | 1007-5A | 11 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Old Burgundy | 13-05 | 13 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Alaea (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Alaea
Darker than Alaea
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7579 |
| Hex | #81585B |
| RGB | 129, 88, 91 |
| HSL | 356°, 19%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.9, 17.4, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alaea (SW 7579), published as #81585B
#734F59
#90615B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alaea (SW 7579)?
- Alaea has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alaea is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Alaea in another brand?
- Love Affair (BM 1266) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Alaea warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Alaea as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.