Velvet Plum
We've categorized Velvet Plum as a genuinely dark Red because of its unique LRV profile. We have documented it across our network because it can anchor a room without demanding the spotlight so effectively. Explore coordinating accent choices and full color data below.
Hex
#6D5854
LRV
12.45
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 61 vs 12, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
Strand of Pearls reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Velvet Plum encloses it.
Flower Box reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Velvet Plum encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Atrium White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 12, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Marilyn's Dress is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Velvet Plum encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Smoked Oyster the marginally brighter of the two.
Quietly Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barberry reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Velvet Plum encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Sequoia the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Velvet Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Velvet Plum the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Velvet Plum the marginally brighter of the two.
Velvet Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Velvet Plum the marginally brighter of the two.