Patchwork Plum vs Poetry Plum
Patchwork Plum and Poetry Plum come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. The 4-point LRV gap — 16 for Patchwork Plum vs 12 for Poetry Plum — means Patchwork Plum will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 5.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Patchwork Plum vs Poetry Plum in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Patchwork Plum and Poetry Plum are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Patchwork Plum reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Patchwork Plum has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Patchwork Plum vs Poetry Plum Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Patchwork Plum on one side and Poetry Plum on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Patchwork Plum comparisons
See how Patchwork Plum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 16, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (16 vs 6) makes Patchwork Plum the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 16, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (27 vs 16) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
Patchwork Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 16, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 16, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 16, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 16, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 16, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Patchwork Plum the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 8) makes Patchwork Plum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 16, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Patchwork Plum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 16, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.