The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Socialite
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6025
A grown-up mauve with a brown backbone
Monet
Benjamin Moore · 1243
Dusty rose in a Venetian mirror
In real rooms
Every room, each colorMonet
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersMonet is the lighter of the two at LRV 39.98, 20 points above Socialite at LRV 20. Both read warm. Socialite is a reds & purples, Monet a pinks. For a whole room, Monet is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Socialite is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsSocialite is a muted, dusty rose built on a brown base — close enough to mauve to feel romantic, grounded enough to never read as pink. With a low LRV near 20 it brings real depth, the kind of moody, grayed red that makes a dining room or powder room feel considered.
Monet is a dusty, mauve-leaning pink with a beige base — a rose that has softened into something closer to lilac. At LRV 40 it is a real mid-tone, dark enough to feel enveloping in a small room and light enough to keep a powder room from going gloomy.