Sensitive Tint
Sherwin-Williams's Sensitive Tint is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A muted saturation softens the hue, giving it a quieter quality that can sit comfortably among layered neutrals. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#CEC9CCLRV
59.25
Sensitive Tint's Color Strip
Sensitive Tint is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 229 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 59, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Ibis White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 26, Sensitive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 59, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
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 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Silver Peony the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (59 vs 54) makes Sensitive Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (64 vs 59) makes Wallflower the marginally brighter of the two.
Lite Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 59), opening up a space where Sensitive Tint encloses it.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 72 vs 59, Window Pane is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sensitive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Dard Hunter Green encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 9, Sensitive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 5, Sensitive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 35, Sensitive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 59, Glimmer is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Minuet White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 59), opening up a space where Sensitive Tint encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 59 vs 40, Sensitive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (59 vs 47) makes Sensitive Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This warm, muted greige looks lovely in a bedroom or nursery. Barely-there violet undertones add a hit of unexpected whimsy.