Plum Brown
Plum Brown is a Purple paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#4E4247LRV
5.97
Plum Brown's Color Strip
Plum Brown is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip 229, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Plum Brown in Rooms
Follow Plum Brown from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Front Door Photos
Plum Brown (6272) brings its purple character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Front door painted Plum Brown makes a striking, dramatic entrance.
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Entry door in Plum Brown creates an elegant first impression.
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3 Living Room Photos
Against upholstery, timber, art and metal accents, Plum Brown (6272) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 6.0, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Living room walls in Plum Brown establish a warm, sophisticated retreat.
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Walls in Plum Brown wrap this living room in cozy richness.
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Deep wall color Plum Brown creates an intimate, refined living space.
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Coordinating Colors
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Brown encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 6, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Brown encloses it.
Trim Color
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 73 vs 6, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calico reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Brown encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Topsail is decisively the brighter choice.
Glimmer reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Brown encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 20 vs 6, Soulmate is decisively the brighter choice.
Expressive Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Plum Dandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This nearly-black plum carries cool violet undertones that whisper of twilight sophistication and moody elegance. Perfect for creating intimate, gallery-like spaces in bedrooms or studies, it grounds a room with quiet confidence while allowing jewel tones and metallics to shine.