Plumscicle
HGSW 2437 · #DBCFD4 · LRV 64 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Plumscicle, Really?
Plumscicle reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2437 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Plumscicle
Plumscicle 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Plumscicle
At LRV 64, Plumscicle 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 Plumscicle 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2437 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 | WallflowerSW 6281 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mauve MorningUL250-11 · Behr | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | New Age1444 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lilac Lace1003-8C · Valspar | 3.4 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BalancedPPG1003-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Executive Taupe70RR 64/034 · Glidden | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Plumscicle within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #DBCFD4 in HSL space. Pair Plumscicle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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