Lavender Bikini
1301 · #E6DADC · LRV 72 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Superwhite0
- 2Silver Lake67
- 3Lavender Bikini72
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Lavender Bikini, Really?
Lavender Bikini reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 1301 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lavender Bikini
Lavender Bikini 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Lavender Bikini
At LRV 72, Lavender Bikini is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Lavender Bikini 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 Diamond Vogel 1301 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 | Rose Of SharonSW 6294 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sugar Berry180E-2 · Behr | 2.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Raindrops on Roses1443 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Winter Sunrise1002-8C · Valspar | 1.3 | 73.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Magic MomentsPPG1046-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Violet VaporPPG1180-1 · Glidden | 2.3 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Lavender Bikini within Diamond Vogel'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 #E6DADC in HSL space. Pair Lavender Bikini with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Lavender Bikini?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question