Mauve Finery
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Mauve Finery remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 11 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#CBB8C0
LRV
50.78
Mauve Finery's Color Strip
Mauve Finery is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Wallflower and Thistle. The strip spans from Wallflower at the lightest end to Mature Grape at the deepest. Color strip 190 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Mauve Finery in Real Rooms
Mauve Finery has a medium-high LRV of 50.78 — 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 living room, misc and bedroom.
1 Living Room Photo
For open-concept living rooms, Mauve Finery is a powerful tool for definition. It has enough presence to signal where the living area begins without creating a harsh visual break from the rest of the house. It defines the "zone" of relaxation through color psychology and sophisticated depth.
Living room walls in Mauve Finery establish sophisticated, calming appeal.
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6 Misc Photos
More spaces painted in Mauve Finery, shared by homeowners and designers across kitchens, hallways, dining rooms, and beyond. This collection shows how one color can take on a dozen different personalities depending on the room.
Wall color Mauve Finery brings soft elegance to any room.
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4 Bedroom Photos
Mauve Finery creates a bedroom that feels deliberately calm rather than accidentally plain. The color absorbs the first rays of morning light without bouncing them back harshly, which means waking up in this environment feels gentle and gradual. Keep the window treatments simple and let the walls do the heavy lifting.
Bedroom wall panelling in Mauve Finery creates sophisticated texture.
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Panelled bedroom walls in Mauve Finery provide luxurious depth.
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Bedroom panelling painted Mauve Finery adds architectural interest and grace.
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Mauve Finery panelling transforms the bedroom into an elegant retreat.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 51, Ibis White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Egret White is decisively the brighter choice.
Mauve Finery reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 20), opening up a space where Backdrop encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 84 vs 51, Ibis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Fading Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
Mauve Finery reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 51) makes Enchant the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Mauve Finery the marginally brighter of the two.
Rosebud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Mauve Finery encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Grape Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Euphoric Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Mauve Finery encloses it.
Mauve Finery reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Dard Hunter Green encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 9, Mauve Finery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 5, Mauve Finery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 35, Mauve Finery is decisively the brighter choice.
Topsail reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 51), opening up a space where Mauve Finery encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 51, Glimmer is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 84 vs 51, Snowberry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 51, Whimsical White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 51, Wallflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
At LRV 51 vs 30, Mauve Finery is decisively the brighter choice.
Mauve Finery reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 24), opening up a space where Ruby Violet encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 34, Mauve Finery is decisively the brighter choice.