Rarified Air
Sherwin-Williams Rarified Air (6525) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. 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
#E1E6E6LRV
78.14
Rarified Air's Color Strip
Rarified Air is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Icicle and Snowfall. The strip spans from Mountain Air at the lightest end to Hyacinth Tint at the deepest. As part of strip 273, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Rarified Air in Rooms
Follow Rarified Air from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Misc Photos
The 2 misc images turn a purple swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Rarified Air walls deliver a soft, ethereal quality throughout the space.
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Painted surfaces in Rarified Air capture light with refined, delicate nuance.
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1 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image trace Rarified Air (6525) through the contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light. Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
The bathroom vanity in Rarified Air creates serene, spa-like tranquility.
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4 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Across 4 kitchen cabinets images, Rarified Air (6525) meets light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Kitchen cabinets painted in Rarified Air blend seamlessly with contemporary design.
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Upper cabinets finished in Rarified Air brighten the kitchen with subtle sophistication.
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Cabinet surfaces in Rarified Air provide versatile elegance for modern kitchens.
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Lower cabinetry in Rarified Air complements open shelving and minimalist layouts.
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Coordinating Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 4, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 35, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Rarified Air reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rarified Air reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Rarified Air reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 50), opening up a space where Studio Mauve encloses it.
Rarified Air reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 5), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 57, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 4, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 5, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 78 vs 0, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Rarified Air reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 65), opening up a space where Lullaby encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (78 vs 70) makes Rarified Air the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 61, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 46, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 64, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This light violet pastel with a touch of blue creates a gently buoyant mood in most spaces. Pair with a cool white like Pure White to bring out its cool tones.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.