Vintage Mauve
PPU17-11 · #BAAFAD · LRV 44 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Kendall Charcoal15
- 2Retreat21
- 3Vintage Mauve44
- 4Upward57
- 5Sea Salt63
What Color Is Vintage Mauve, Really?
Vintage Mauve reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr PPU17-11 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Vintage Mauve
Vintage Mauve is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Vintage Mauve
Vintage Mauve sits in the mid-range at LRV 44, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Vintage Mauve are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PPU17-11 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Temperate TaupeSW 6037 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 46 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sandlot Gray2107-50 · Benjamin Moore | 3.5 | 44 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Winter Calm4001-1B · Valspar | 1.4 | 44.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | MercurialPPG1006-4 · PPG / Glidden | 4.2 | 44 | Color page → |
| Glidden | MercurialPPG1006-4 · Glidden | 4.2 | 44 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sultry Gray442-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.8 | 45 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Vintage Mauve within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #BAAFAD in HSL space. Pair Vintage Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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