Match Wood Violet

Sherwin-Williams Wood Violet is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 16. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557#7A6B85LRV 16Cool

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Purple Rain
Wood Violet
Purple Rain vs Wood Violet
PPG
Purple Rain
PPG1174-6 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7 — Subtle
Cupid's Dart
Wood Violet
Cupid's Dart vs Wood Violet
Benjamin Moore
Cupid's Dart
1385 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5 — Noticeable
New Orleans
New Orleans
Wood Violet
New Orleans vs Wood Violet
Behr
New Orleans
S570-6 · LRV 16
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9 — Noticeable
RAL 560-6
RAL 560-6
Wood Violet
RAL 560-6 vs Wood Violet
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 560-6
RAL 560-6 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4 — Noticeable
Mythical
Wood Violet
Mythical vs Wood Violet
Sherwin-Williams
Mythical
6550 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

Mythical reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4 — Noticeable
Orchid Orchestra
Orchid Orchestra
Wood Violet
Orchid Orchestra vs Wood Violet
Cloverdale Paint
Orchid Orchestra
1207 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1 — Noticeable
Pearl blackberry
Pearl blackberry
Wood Violet
Pearl blackberry vs Wood Violet
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl blackberry
RAL 4012 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Pearl blackberry the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.3 — Noticeable
Wood Violet
Heather
Wood Violet vs Heather
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16
Tikkurila
Heather
V425 · LRV 21

Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.3 — Distinct
Pale Lupin
Pale Lupin
Wood Violet
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.5 — Distinct
Pitch Blue
Pitch Blue
Wood Violet
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Blue
220 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.1 — Distinct
Acai Berry
Acai Berry
Wood Violet
Acai Berry vs Wood Violet
Dulux
Acai Berry
04RR 14/085 · LRV 14
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.2 — Distinct
Blue Harmony
Blue Harmony
Wood Violet
Blue Harmony vs Wood Violet
Jotun
Blue Harmony
4594 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.2 — Distinct
S 5010-R90B
Wood Violet
S 5010-R90B vs Wood Violet
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes S 5010-R90B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.3 — Distinct
Wood Violet
Passageway
Passageway
Wood Violet vs Passageway
Sherwin-Williams
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 16.2 — Distinct