Minute Mauve
Sherwin-Williams Minute Mauve (7078) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#CFC9C8LRV
59.16
Minute Mauve's Color Strip
Minute Mauve is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 227 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Minute Mauve in Rooms
Follow Minute Mauve from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Misc Photos
3 misc images trace Minute Mauve (7078) through the color’s movement from one type of space to another. Its place within Living Well and Pottery Barn Kids hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Staircase walls in Minute Mauve introduce soft, sophisticated color.
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Hallway painted in Minute Mauve creates an elegant transitional space.
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Minute Mauve brings understated charm to walls throughout your home.
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2 Living Room Photos
2 living room images place Minute Mauve (7078) in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. An LRV of 59.2 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Living room walls in Minute Mauve add subtle warmth and femininity.
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Living room in Minute Mauve achieves serene, refined elegance.
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Coordinating Colors
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Minute Mauve encloses it.
Greek Villa reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 59), opening up a space where Minute Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 29, Minute Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Minute Mauve encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 59 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 73 vs 59, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (59 vs 53) makes Minute Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
Minute Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Minute Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 16), opening up a space where Riverway encloses it.
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 59), opening up a space where Minute Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 29, Minute Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 6, Minute Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Discreet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 59), opening up a space where Minute Mauve encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 59, Nouvelle White is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Minute Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Minute Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 38), opening up a space where Flexible Gray encloses it.
Minute Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 30), opening up a space where Auger Shell encloses it.
Minute Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This delicate mauve whispers softly between purple and gray, evoking the quiet elegance of twilight skies and vintage rose petals. Perfect for bedrooms and bathrooms seeking a serene, understated sophistication that feels both timeless and gently modern.