French Lavender
1210 · #DFC9D1 · LRV 62 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3French Lavender62
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is French Lavender, Really?
French Lavender reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 1210 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for French Lavender
French Lavender 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes French Lavender
At LRV 62, French Lavender 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 French Lavender 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 Kompozit 1210 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 | RosebudSW 6288 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fairview Taupe130E-2 · Behr | 1.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Paris Romance1262 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lilac Lace1003-8C · Valspar | 1.1 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tinted RosewoodPPG1044-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tinted RosewoodPPG1044-3 · Glidden | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to French Lavender within Kompozit'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 #DFC9D1 in HSL space. Pair French Lavender with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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