Beguiling Mauve
Beguiling Mauve is a versatile Purple from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 4 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#AFA7AC
LRV
39.73
Beguiling Mauve's Color Strip
Beguiling Mauve is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Veiled Violet and Autumn Orchid. The strip spans from Sensitive Tint at the lightest end to Plum Brown at the deepest. Browsing strip 229 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Beguiling Mauve in Real Rooms
Beguiling Mauve has a medium-high LRV of 39.73 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets, living room and bathroom.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Beguiling Mauve cabinets paired with a matching backsplash create a "monolith" look that is incredibly popular in contemporary design. It's a bold, seamless approach that makes the kitchen feel integrated into the home's overall architecture.
Kitchen cabinetry painted in elegant Beguiling Mauve.
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2 Living Room Photos
Choosing Beguiling Mauve for a main living area is a commitment to timelessness. It avoids the trend-cycle fatigue of brighter hues, offering a sophisticated neutrality that can be reimagined every few years simply by swapping out textiles or accent pillows. It is the ultimate foundation for an evolving home.
Dining area transformed with warm Beguiling Mauve.
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Walls embrace soft Beguiling Mauve throughout space.
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1 Bathroom Photo
Using Beguiling Mauve on a bathroom vanity is a clever way to introduce color without painting the walls. It creates a sophisticated anchor for the room, especially when topped with a thick white quartz or a contrasting dark stone.
Bathroom vanity painted in sophisticated Beguiling Mauve.
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Coordinating Colors
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 40), opening up a space where Beguiling Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 40, Malabar is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 9, Beguiling Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 40), opening up a space where Beguiling Mauve encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Swanky Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Veiled Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (46 vs 40) makes Chaise Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Window Pane reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 40), opening up a space where Beguiling Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 40, Piedmont is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 6, Beguiling Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Beguiling Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 9), opening up a space where Billiard Green encloses it.
Beguiling Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 5), opening up a space where Roycroft Bottle Green encloses it.
Beguiling Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glimmer reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 40), opening up a space where Beguiling Mauve encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 59 vs 40, Sensitive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Veiled Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.