Dyer's Woad
Dyer's Woad begins as a purple color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its midtone saturation balances color with restraint, so the hue can register without overwhelming nearby finishes. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#7B99B0LRV
30.19
Dyer's Woad's Color Strip
Dyer's Woad is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Notable Hue and Sporty Blue. The strip spans from Hinting Blue at the lightest end to Commodore at the deepest. Strip 185 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Dyer's Woad in Rooms
Follow Dyer's Woad 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 Bathroom Photo
Dyer's Woad (9071) can change noticeably under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Dyer's Woad — earthy bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Dyer's Woad (9071) brings its purple character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
modern luxury front door featuring Dyer's Woad by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let gentle morning light and low evening lamps and bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures guide the final sample decision.
A boho bedroom painted in Dyer's Woad
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1 Dining Room Photo
The room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions can draw different notes from Dyer's Woad (9071). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Dyer's Woad paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Dyer's Woad (9071) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Sherwin-Williams Dyer's Woad in a mid century home office
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1 Kitchen Photo
The 1 kitchen image turn a purple swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Dyer's Woad — bold kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Dyer's Woad (9071) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
A industrial living room painted in Dyer's Woad
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1 Mudroom Photo
Dyer's Woad (9071) brings its purple character into a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Dyer's Woad paint in a small mudroom
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1 House Photo
The façade’s movement through sun, shade and season can draw different notes from Dyer's Woad (9071). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Dyer's Woad color — coastal house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
These 1 patio image show how Dyer's Woad (9071) can sit beside stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Dyer's Woad — industrial patio
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Coordinating Colors
Rarified Air reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Dyer's Woad encloses it.
Tres Naturale reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 30), opening up a space where Dyer's Woad encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Trim Color
Rarified Air reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Dyer's Woad encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Baby Blue Eyes the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes Notable Hue the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Favorite Jeans the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Dyer's Woad the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Truly Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 30, Heavenly White is decisively the brighter choice.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Dyer's Woad encloses it.
Palisade reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dyer's Woad reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
Dyer's Woad reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Mercurial is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Favorite Jeans the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Windy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Icy reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 30), opening up a space where Dyer's Woad encloses it.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Dyer's Woad encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 24) makes Dyer's Woad the marginally brighter of the two.
Dyer's Woad reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 14), opening up a space where Denim encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Dyer's Woad the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 30 vs 15, Dyer's Woad is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Dyer's Woad the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
This mysterious midtone purple draws its soul from centuries of indigo dye vats, with cool blue undertones that seem to shift in different light. Perfect for creating an intimate, contemplative atmosphere in a bedroom or study, it pairs beautifully with warm metallics and cream accents.