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Kompozit Hosta Flower#EAE1E7 · LRV 77

Hosta Flower reads as a magenta / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Kompozit 1231 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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KOMPOZIT HOSTA FLOWER
RGB 234, 225, 231 LRV 77

Color spec

Brand Kompozit
Name Hosta Flower
SKU 1231
Hex #EAE1E7
RGB 234, 225, 231
HSL 320°, 18%, 90%
LRV 77
Undertone magenta / warm
Family Purple

About Kompozit Hosta Flower

Hosta Flower is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Hosta Flower shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Hosta Flower
SKU 1231 · #EAE1E7 · LRV 77
ΔE 0 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

10 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all purple from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.22
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1251-1
#EBE2E8
Dream Dust
ΔE 0.22 · LRV 78
1249-1
#E9E1E8
Violet Vogue
ΔE 0.58 · LRV 77
1251-2
#EAE0E8
Tiara
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 77
1045-2
#EDE0E3
Barely Rose
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 77
1177-1
#E7E3E7
Orchid Petal
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 78

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All purple at Behr →
720A-2
#ECE2E8
Memories
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 78
120E-1
#E9DFE5
Dreamy White
ΔE 0.58 · LRV 76
HDC-CT-08
#EBDFE3
Pink Posey
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 76
100E-1
#EAE3EC
Coquette
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 78
N160-1
#EEE3E5
Cameo Stone
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 79

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
2072-70
#EBE3EA
Raspberry Ice
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 76
2073-70
#F0E3EC
Purple Cream
ΔE 2.29 · LRV
1366
#EEE0E2
Rosemist
ΔE 2.54 · LRV
2117-70
#E5E3E7
Dreamy Cloud
ΔE 3.44 · LRV
2070-70
#E5E5ED
Whisper Violet
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 77

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All purple at Valspar →
8002-1A
#E7E0E9
Spun Moonbeams
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 76
V001-1
#E9DDEA
Sea Urchin
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 75
T543
#E9DFDD
Most Delicate
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 75.2
T542
#E5E2E3
Subtle
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 76.7
7004-1
#E7E4E3
Winter Dawn
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 77.9

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.25
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6834
#E5DBE5
Spangle
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 73
SW 6252
#E3E4E1
Ice Cube
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 77
SW 7003
#E7E2DA
Toque White
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 76
SW 6525
#E1E6E6
Rarified Air
ΔE 8.12 · LRV 78
SW 6203
#E4E4DD
Spare White
ΔE 9.02 · LRV 77

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5945
#E9E4EF
Modest Violet
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 79
DE6393
#E6E0E0
Mountain Air
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 76
DE6029
#EDE2E0
Mother of Pearl
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 78
DE6036
#ECE3E1
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 78
DE5924
#E2E2ED
Icy Lavender
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 77

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.54
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2006
#E7DEDB
Great White
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 74
NO. 273
#EEE9E7
Wevet
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 82
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 71
NO. 2001
#E5E0DB
Strong White
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 75
NO. 252
#E5E7DC
Pavilion Blue
ΔE 11.52 · LRV 79

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.44
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-25
#EFDDD9
Baby Soft
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-12
#EAEAE8
Classic
ΔE 6.73 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 7.18 · LRV 78
PNT100-LT-06
#E3E7E4
Chill
ΔE 8.89 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.88
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-115
#E5E8E4
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 80
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 9.47 · LRV 73
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 9.6 · LRV 74
JG-22
#E5E4DB
Shiplap
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 77
JG-103
#E4E2D4
Blanched
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 76

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.98
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 9.98 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 10.67 · LRV 92
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.8 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 14.53 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 14.6 · LRV 84

Similar Kompozit colors

closest in the Kompozit deck

The nearest shades to Hosta Flower within Kompozit's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1286
Lavender Pizzazz
LRV 77
1223
Ostrich Tail
LRV 76
1244
White Bud
LRV 75
1266
Penelope
LRV 77
1237
Easter Bunny
LRV 80
1195
Rosie Posie
LRV 80

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #EAE1E7 in HSL space. Pair Hosta Flower with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#EAE1E7 + #E1EAE4
TRIADIC
#EAE1E7 · #E7EAE1 · #E1E7EA
ANALOGOUS
#E9E1EA · #EAE1E7 · #EAE1E3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.28:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.42:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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