Vaguely Mauve
HGSW 6015 · #D1C5C4 · LRV 57 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Vaguely Mauve57
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Vaguely Mauve, Really?
Vaguely Mauve reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6015 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Vaguely Mauve
Vaguely 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 Vaguely Mauve
At LRV 57, Vaguely Mauve is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Vaguely 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6015 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 | Vaguely MauveSW 6015 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | JosephineMQ3-01 · Behr | 2.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Porcelain2113-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Modest Silver4002-1A · Valspar | 2.7 | 57.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Just GorgeousPPG1047-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Moderne Mauve90RR 56/048 · Glidden | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Vaguely Mauve 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 #D1C5C4 in HSL space. Pair Vaguely Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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