Minute Mauve

SW 7078 · Sherwin-Williams

Minute Mauve SW 7078 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Minute Mauve

SW 7078

Hex code

#CFC9C8

Light reflectance value (LRV)

59.2Light, brightens without washing out

0 black100 white

Undertone

Faint peach, a true neutral

Color family: Purple
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Minute Mauve SW 7078 is a light purple paint color with a faint peach undertone and an LRV of 59, light enough to keep a room bright without reading white.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Minute Mauve warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

too close to gray to lean

Undertone

Faint peach

graysaturated

Barely off gray.

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Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Minute Mauve, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.