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Sherwin-Williams · SW 0074
Radiant Lilac
A purples and plum — Violet through aubergine — the hue range that reads formal at low lightness.
Hex#A489A0
CIE-LAB60.2, 14.3, -8.3D65
LRV28.3computed from the hex
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LRV here is the relative luminance of the manufacturer’s published hex, computed in CIE-LAB. It is not the manufacturer’s own figure, which is measured off a dried paint film. Use theirs for daylight calculations.
Materials that read as this colour
Closest in measured colour — for a floor or a fabric that should disappear into the wall.
The contrast piece
Measured opposite this colour, with the lightness pushed the other way — the accent, not the field.
Shaw ContractJoy Squared 12X48GrassΔE 3.3, manufacturer hex against the measured swatchShaw ContractScepter IIΔE 4.9, manufacturer hex against the measured swatchShaw ContractTurn TileMotivateΔE 5, manufacturer hex against the measured swatchShaw ContractAdvance TileMotivateΔE 5.4, manufacturer hex against the measured swatchAlissa FabricsFastElmgreenΔE 5.4, manufacturer hex against the measured swatchShaw ContractDash TileMotivateΔE 5.5, manufacturer hex against the measured swatch
Closest paint colours
Measured against every other colour in the deck, nearest first.
- SW 9075Berry CreamΔE 5.1, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 6283ThistleΔE 6.4, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 6837BaronessΔE 6.7, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 9076Ruby VioletΔE 7.1, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 6290RoséΔE 8.9, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 9074Gentle GrapeΔE 8.9, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 9069Veri BerriΔE 10, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 6549Ash VioletΔE 10.2, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 6556Obi LilacΔE 10.4, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 6836Novel LilacΔE 11.2, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 6550MythicalΔE 11.6, both from manufacturer hexes
- SW 9068Berry FrappéΔE 12, both from manufacturer hexes
Radiant Lilac is part of Historic 20 · Festoon Aqua – Radiant Lilac. Open the product to see the sheens and product lines it can be ordered in.
Open Historic 20 · Festoon Aqua – Radiant Lilac