Mysterious Mauve

SW 6262 · Sherwin-Williams

Mysterious Mauve SW 6262 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Mysterious Mauve

SW 6262

Hex code

#A6A3A9

Light reflectance value (LRV)

37.1Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Faint violet, a true neutral

Color family: Purple
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Mysterious Mauve SW 6262 is a medium purple paint color with a faint violet undertone and an LRV of 37, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Mysterious Mauve warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

too close to gray to lean

Undertone

Faint violet

graysaturated

Barely off gray.

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