Same name, different colors
Potentially Purple: 2 paint colors share this name.
Behr and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Potentially Purple. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.
Side by side
Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.
BehrPotentially Purple640A-3 · #D5CDE3LRV64LightnessLightUndertoneCoolView Behr 640A-3
Sherwin-WilliamsPotentially PurpleSW 6821 · #D1CBDFLRV62LightnessLightUndertoneCoolView Sherwin-Williams SW 6821
What actually differs
Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.
640A-3 is 2 points lighter than SW 6821.
Potentially Purple · 2 brands
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