Gentle Grape
Sherwin-Williams Gentle Grape (9074) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
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26.42
Gentle Grape's Color Strip
Gentle Grape is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Ash Violet and Mythical. The strip spans from Silver Peony at the lightest end to Dewberry at the deepest. As part of strip 188, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Gentle Grape in Rooms
Follow Gentle Grape from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Home Office Photo
Gentle Grape (9074) can change noticeably under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Sherwin-Williams Gentle Grape in a moody home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image place Gentle Grape (9074) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. An LRV of 26.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Gentle Grape paint in a boho dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
Gentle Grape (9074) brings its purple character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
modern luxury front door featuring Gentle Grape by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
In a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, the most interesting quality of Gentle Grape (9074) may be the way it responds to tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Gentle Grape — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
The 1 bedroom image turn a purple swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Gentle Grape
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, the most interesting quality of Gentle Grape (9074) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Gentle Grape — vintage kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Gentle Grape (9074) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage.
Gentle Grape paint in a industrial mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade and stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery guide the final sample decision.
mediterranean patio featuring Gentle Grape by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a purple swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
A industrial living room painted in Gentle Grape
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1 House Photo
Against roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim, Gentle Grape (9074) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 26.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Gentle Grape color — scandinavian house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Gentle Grape encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 26, Gossamer Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 8, Gentle Grape is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Gentle Grape encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (34 vs 26) makes Ash Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gentle Grape reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 29 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Green Onyx the marginally brighter of the two.
Gentle Grape reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 10), opening up a space where Rookwood Dark Green encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 26, Opaline is decisively the brighter choice.
Pine Frost reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 26), opening up a space where Gentle Grape encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 9, Gentle Grape is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 26, Clary Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Gentle Grape the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (34 vs 26) makes Ash Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Gentle Grape reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 10), opening up a space where Ripe Berry encloses it.
Gentle Grape reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 26 vs 11, Gentle Grape is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 10, Gentle Grape is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Grape reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
Step into a hushed, contemplative space with this muted purple that balances cool and warm undertones in perfect harmony. Ideal for bedrooms or reading nooks, its gentle saturation creates an atmosphere of calm sophistication without demanding attention.