Lilacs in Spring
1182 · #E7CFE5 · LRV 67 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Potentially Purple62
- 3Lilacs in Spring67
- 4Elation72
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Lilacs in Spring, Really?
Lilacs in Spring reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 1182 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lilacs in Spring
Lilacs in Spring 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 Lilacs in Spring
At LRV 67, Lilacs in Spring is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Lilacs in Spring 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 1182 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 | 2.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sweet RomanceP100-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bunny Nose Pink2074-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Simply Lavender4001-9B · Valspar | 2.2 | 67.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sonora RosePPG1251-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sonora RosePPG1251-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Lilacs in Spring 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 #E7CFE5 in HSL space. Pair Lilacs in Spring with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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