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Grape Mist

SW 6548 · #C5C0C9 · LRV 54 · cool violet tone

SW 6548 · #C5C0C9 · LRV 54 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Grape MistSherwin-Williams · SW 6548
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Grape Mist
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6548 · #C5C0C9
Brand · codeSherwin-WilliamsSW 6548 · all Sherwin-Williams purples
LRV54Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool violet tone
FamilyPurple
Hex · RGB · HSL#C5C0C9 · 197, 192, 201 · 273°, 8%, 77%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Gothic Purple24
  2. 2Wisteria48
  3. 3Grape Mist54
  4. 4Lavender Mist63
  5. 5Silver Peony68
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Grape Mist, Really?

Grape Mist reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6548 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Grape Mist

Grape Mist 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Grape Mist

At LRV 54, Grape Mist is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Grape Mist 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 6548 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors

The nearest shades to Grape Mist within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Grape Mist · 11.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Grape Mist · 1.8 : 1 · fails for text

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 #C5C0C9 in HSL space. Pair Grape Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C5C0C9 + #C4C9C0
TRIADIC
#C5C0C9 · #C9C5C0 · #C0C9C5
ANALOGOUS
#C1C0C9 · #C5C0C9 · #C9C0C8

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