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Settled, side by side

Mythical

Sherwin-Williams · SW 6550

Bride to Be

Benjamin Moore · 1009

19.66
LRV
70.69
Bride to Be is 51 points lighter
#7E778E
Hex
#E8DCD1
126 · 119 · 142
RGB
232 · 220 · 209
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Mythical is cool; Bride to Be is warm.
Dusky violet-grey
Undertone
Pale blush-beige; a pink so quiet it passes as a warm neutral
Purple
Family
Pink
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Classics Color Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Bride to Be is the lighter of the two at LRV 70.69, 51 points above Mythical at LRV 19.66. Mythical leans cool where Bride to Be reads warm. Mythical is a purple, Bride to Be a pink. For a whole room, Bride to Be is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Mythical is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

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.

Bride to Be is a whisper of pink folded into a warm off-white. At LRV 71 it is light enough to use as a whole-room neutral, and in most light it reads as a soft, flattering beige — the blush only shows when you put it next to a true white. It is the color of the inside of a shell.

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