Majestic Mauve
2115-60 · #DED8DA · LRV 68 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Majestic Mauve, Really?
Majestic Mauve reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2115-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Majestic Mauve
Majestic Mauve is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Majestic Mauve
At LRV 68, Majestic Mauve is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Majestic 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 Benjamin Moore 2115-60 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 | Quartz WhiteSW 6014 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Smoked Oyster780A-2 · Behr | 2.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blush of Morn8004-2A · Valspar | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Smoky OrchidPPG1179-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Go To GrayPPG1004-1 · Glidden | 2.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Majestic Mauve within Benjamin Moore'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 #DED8DA in HSL space. Pair Majestic Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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