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Settled, side by side

Cherry Cola

Dunn-Edwards · DEA156

Mythical

Sherwin-Williams · SW 6550

10
LRV
19.66
Mythical is 9.7 points lighter
#894C3B
Hex
#7E778E
137 · 76 · 59
RGB
126 · 119 · 142
Warm
Warmth
Cool
Cherry Cola is warm; Mythical is cool.
Deep reddish brown with burnt sienna
Undertone
Dusky violet-grey
Red
Family
Purple
Perfect Palette — Accents
Collection
Sherwin-Williams

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Mythical is the lighter of the two at LRV 19.66, 9.7 points above Cherry Cola at LRV 10. Cherry Cola leans warm where Mythical reads cool. Cherry Cola is a red, Mythical a purple. For a whole room, Mythical is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Cherry Cola is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Cherry Cola is a deep reddish brown from Dunn-Edwards' Perfect Palette accents — the color of the drink held up to the light, with burnt sienna underneath. At LRV 10 it is dark, saturated and enormously flattering to books, brass and patterned fabric.

Mythical SW 6550 is a dusky violet in Sherwin-Williams' purple family, rated for interior and exterior use. Sherwin-Williams gives an LRV of 19.66.

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