Autumn Orchid
Sherwin-Williams's Autumn Orchid is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#9D9093LRV
29.35
Autumn Orchid's Color Strip
Autumn Orchid is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Beguiling Mauve and Soulmate. The strip spans from Sensitive Tint at the lightest end to Plum Brown at the deepest. Strip 229 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Autumn Orchid in Rooms
Follow Autumn Orchid from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 17 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Autumn Orchid (9157) brings its purple character into cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Kitchen cabinets painted in Autumn Orchid bring rich, jewel-toned sophistication.
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1 Kitchen Photo
Autumn Orchid (9157) brings its purple character into a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Cabinetry in Autumn Orchid transforms the kitchen with warm, dramatic color.
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9 Living Room Photos
Against upholstery, timber, art and metal accents, Autumn Orchid (9157) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 29.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Hallway walls in Autumn Orchid create an unexpected, inviting focal point.
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1 Bathroom Photo
Across 1 bathroom image, Autumn Orchid (9157) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Bathroom walls in Autumn Orchid provide a luxurious, spa-like retreat.
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1 Bedroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bedroom image in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, Autumn Orchid (9157) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 29.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Bedroom walls in Autumn Orchid create a warm, enveloping sanctuary.
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4 Misc Photos
Autumn Orchid (9157) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Furniture painted in Autumn Orchid brings rich character to any space.
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Painted furniture in Autumn Orchid adds sophisticated color and depth.
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An accent wall in Autumn Orchid creates visual drama and warmth.
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Furniture pieces in Autumn Orchid deliver jewel-toned elegance and style.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 29, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 29, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (29 vs 24) makes Autumn Orchid the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 29, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Autumn Orchid reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 29 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (39 vs 29) makes Intuitive the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 29), opening up a space where Autumn Orchid encloses it.
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 29), opening up a space where Autumn Orchid encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 29, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 29) makes Calico the marginally brighter of the two.
Topsail reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 29), opening up a space where Autumn Orchid encloses it.
Tradewind reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 29), opening up a space where Autumn Orchid encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (29 vs 20) makes Autumn Orchid the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Mystical Shade reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (39 vs 29) makes Intuitive the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Autumn Orchid reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 29 vs 16, Autumn Orchid is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (29 vs 21) makes Autumn Orchid the marginally brighter of the two.
Autumn Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Poetry Plum encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This muted mauve-purple captures the dusky elegance of late autumn blooms, with its neutral undertones creating an atmosphere of refined calm and understated luxury. Perfect for bedrooms or studies seeking a sophisticated haven that's neither too cool nor too warm.