Dulcinea
8001-47A · #DFDEEC · LRV 74 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Dulcinea74
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Dulcinea, Really?
Dulcinea reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8001-47A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dulcinea
Dulcinea 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 Dulcinea
At LRV 74, Dulcinea is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Dulcinea 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 Valspar 8001-47A 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 | ElationSW 6827 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | ImaginationP550-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarplum1394 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Velvet ScarfPPG1248-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Velvet ScarfPPG1248-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Arctic Violet143-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Dulcinea within Valspar'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 #DFDEEC in HSL space. Pair Dulcinea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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