Chinchilla
Chinchilla begins as a purple color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. A muted saturation softens the hue, giving it a quieter quality that can sit comfortably among layered neutrals. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#867875LRV
19.79
Chinchilla's Color Strip
Chinchilla is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Auger Shell and Browse Brown. The strip spans from Individual White at the lightest end to Bitter Chocolate at the deepest. Browsing strip 231 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Chinchilla in Rooms
Follow Chinchilla from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
1 front door image place Chinchilla (6011) in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. An LRV of 19.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
scandinavian front door featuring Chinchilla by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
Chinchilla (6011) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
Sherwin-Williams Chinchilla in a minimalist home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
Chinchilla (6011) moves through 1 bathroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Chinchilla — vintage bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
The room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions can draw different notes from Chinchilla (6011). The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Chinchilla paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Chinchilla (6011) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A art deco bedroom painted in Chinchilla
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1 House Photo
Chinchilla (6011) can change noticeably under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Chinchilla color — scandinavian house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Viewed across 1 kitchen image in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, Chinchilla (6011) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 19.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Chinchilla — minimalist kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Chinchilla (6011) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 19.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Chinchilla paint in a small mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
The 1 patio image turn a purple swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
rustic modern patio featuring Chinchilla by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Viewed across 1 living room image in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, Chinchilla (6011) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 19.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A mid century living room painted in Chinchilla
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
Smart White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 20), opening up a space where Chinchilla encloses it.
Requisite Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Chinchilla encloses it.
Chinchilla reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 5), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate encloses it.
Trim Color
Smart White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 20), opening up a space where Chinchilla encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Chinchilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 73 vs 20, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 20, Niebla Azul is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 20), opening up a space where Chinchilla encloses it.
Chinchilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 20), opening up a space where Chinchilla encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (29 vs 20) makes Morning at Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 20 vs 6, Chinchilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Auger Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Flexible Gray reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 20), opening up a space where Chinchilla encloses it.
Darker Colors
Chinchilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (20 vs 8) makes Chinchilla the marginally brighter of the two.
Chinchilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chinchilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
This softly muted purple carries an air of contemplative elegance, with cool undertones that feel both restful and refined. Perfect for bedrooms or studies seeking a sophisticated refuge, it pairs beautifully with warm wood tones and creamy whites.