Patchwork Plum vs Soulmate
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Soulmate (LRV 20) reflects noticeably more light than Patchwork Plum (LRV 16), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Patchwork Plum runs warm while Soulmate is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Patchwork Plum vs Soulmate in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Patchwork Plum and Soulmate 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Soulmate reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Patchwork Plum vs Soulmate Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Patchwork Plum on one side and Soulmate 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.
At LRV 83 vs 16, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
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.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) 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.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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.
Patchwork Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 16), opening up a space where Patchwork Plum encloses it.