Gentle Grape (SW 9074)
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Gentle Grape (SW 9074) is a deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Grape
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gentle Grape 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 Gentle Grape, 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 | Amorous | AF-600 | 27.4 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Evening In Paris | N560-4 | 28.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Lucent Purple | 4002-4A | 29 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tin Lizzie | 1172-5 | 27 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Gentle Grape (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Grape
Darker than Gentle Grape
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9074 |
| Hex | #908A9B |
| RGB | 144, 138, 155 |
| HSL | 261°, 8%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.5, 5.6, -8.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Grape (SW 9074), published as #908A9B
#7F8199
#A1939B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Grape (SW 9074)?
- Gentle Grape has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Grape is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Grape in another brand?
- Tin Lizzie (PPG 1172-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Gentle Grape warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gentle Grape as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.2; 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.