Sherwin Williams

Expressive Plum

SW 6271

Expressive Plum is a muted, dusty purple with cool mauve undertones and a noticeable gray base. With an LRV of 12, it sits in the darker range and absorbs significant light, making it most practical for accent walls, smaller rooms like powder baths, or as cabinetry color. It pairs well with Sherwin-Williams Shoji White, Neutral Ground, Agreeable Gray, Alabaster, and Sensitive Tint, where warm or light neutrals offset its depth.

The brownish-gray cast prevents it from appearing overtly purple, lending it a more restrained character.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6271

Expressive Plum in Real Homes (3 Photos)

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Expressive Plum in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Pink

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

332°

Red Family

Lightness

39%

Dark

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

12.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#695C62

RGB Decimal

105, 92, 98

RGB Percent

41.2%, 36.1%, 38.4%

HSL

332.3, 6.6%, 38.6%

HSV

332.3, 12.4%, 41.2%

CMYK

0.0%, 12.4%, 6.7%, 58.8%

YIQ

96.6, 5.8, 4.6

XYZ

11.86, 11.54, 13.16

CIE Lab

40.47, 6.41, -1.51

CIE Luv

40.47, 7.10, -2.93

Hunter Lab

33.97, 4.82, -1.12

Decimal

6904930

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Expressive Plum Camelot Black Elegance Plum Brown

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Expressive Plum Gothic Purple Pinterested Piano Concerto

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Expressive Plum Kitty Gray Studio Green Arsenic

Analogous

Adjacent colors

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