Spring Lilac
1388 · #DCCDDD · LRV 64 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Spring Lilac, Really?
Spring Lilac reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1388 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spring Lilac
Spring Lilac is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Spring Lilac
At LRV 64, Spring Lilac is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Spring Lilac are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1388 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Vanity PinkSW 6976 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cassia BudsM110-2 · Behr | 1.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Whipped Plum4002-9B · Valspar | 1.9 | 64.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale MauvePPG1178-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale MauvePPG1178-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sleepy Purple144-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Spring Lilac within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DCCDDD in HSL space. Pair Spring Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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