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VALSPAR · 8003-2C

Valspar Calm Cupid#CFBCC3 · LRV 53

Calm Cupid reads as a magenta / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8003-2C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR CALM CUPID
RGB 207, 188, 195 LRV 53

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Calm Cupid
SKU 8003-2C
Hex #CFBCC3
RGB 207, 188, 195
HSL 338°, 17%, 77%
LRV 53
Undertone magenta / warm
Family Purple

About Valspar Calm Cupid

At LRV 53, Calm Cupid 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.

Calm Cupid 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.

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
So Dainty
SKU 1309 · #CDC0C9 · LRV 55
ΔE 2.48 (close)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.11
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6282
#CBB8C0
Mauve Finery
ΔE 1.11 · LRV 51
SW 6289
#D2B6BE
Delightful
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 51
SW 6296
#DABDC1
Fading Rose
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 55
SW 62
#C6B9B8
Studio Mauve
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 50
SW 6548
#C5C0C9
Grape Mist
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6010
#D4C0C5
Elusive Violet
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 56
DE6017
#D4B8BF
Melting Violet
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 52
DE5975
#CDBACB
Antique Heather
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 52
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 53
DE6024
#DBB7BB
Pencil Eraser
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1046-4
#CAB7C0
High Society
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 50
1179-4
#CEB9C4
Rose Marble
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 52
1047-4
#D0C1C3
Ancestral
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 55
1048-4
#D3B6BA
Rose Stain
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 51
1049-3
#D6B8BD
Nostalgia
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 52

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All purple at Behr →
180E-3
#CFB7BE
Plymouth Notch
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 51
PPU17-09
#D4BEC0
Embroidery
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 55
PPU17-9
#D4BEC0
Embroidery
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 55
N150-2
#CFC2C2
Smokey Pink
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 56
MQ3-1
#D1BFBB
Josephine
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.37
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
1249
#CDB9BB
Homespun Charm
ΔE 2.37 · LRV
CSP-425
#D6BBBB
Kept Love Letters
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 53
2115-50
#C4BBC0
Iced Mauve
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 51
1382
#CDBFD1
Violet Petal
ΔE 4.75 · LRV
1445
#C4BCC0
Piano Concerto
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.61
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 59
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 60
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 10.41 · LRV 53
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 10.47 · LRV 55
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 11.62 · LRV 52

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.26
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 8.95 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 11.97 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 12.48 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 16.46 · LRV 58

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.43
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 9.43 · LRV 51
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 10.45 · LRV 54
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 10.93 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 11.92 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 12.46 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.39
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.39 · LRV 53
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.26 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 15.04 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 18.32 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 22.18 · LRV 51

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V076-2
Mischief
LRV 52.2
P001
Lavender Sand
LRV 52.8
T532
Fairy Bubbles
LRV 53.1
8004-4B
Puka Shell
LRV 55
8004-5C
Cathedral Morning
LRV 54
8004-3C
Oyster Bay
LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CFBCC3 in HSL space. Pair Calm Cupid with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CFBCC3 + #BCCFC8
TRIADIC
#CFBCC3 · #C3CFBC · #BCC3CF
ANALOGOUS
#CFBCCC · #CFBCC3 · #CFBFBC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.8:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.63:1 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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