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VALSPAR · 8003-47A

Valspar Kindness#D3D8E5 · LRV 69

Kindness reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8003-47A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR KINDNESS
RGB 211, 216, 229 LRV 69

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Kindness
SKU 8003-47A
Hex #D3D8E5
RGB 211, 216, 229
HSL 223°, 26%, 86%
LRV 69
Undertone blue / cool
Family Purple

About Valspar Kindness

At LRV 69, Kindness 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.

Kindness 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
Perfection
SKU 1245 · #D9D6E5 · LRV 69
ΔE 4.13 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.64
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
1416
#D5DAE6
Whispering Wind
ΔE 0.64 · LRV
1429
#D0D5E3
Celestia Blue
ΔE 0.82 · LRV 66
1422
#D6D8DF
Violet Sparkle
ΔE 2.66 · LRV
2069-60
#D6D5E5
Lavender Ice
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 67
2128-60
#CDD7DE
Beacon Gray
ΔE 4.32 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.81
All purple at Behr →
PPU16-08
#D1D5E2
Hint Of Violet
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 67
PPU16-8
#D1D5E2
Hint Of Violet
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 67
N570-1
#D7D9E3
Opera
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 70
MQ3-59
#D5D6DD
Will O The Wisp
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 67
MQ3-30
#D8D6DF
Petal Tip
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 68

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5897
#D3DBEC
Snowy Shadow
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 71
DE5911
#D1D5E7
Chill in the Air
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 67
DE6345
#D2D5DA
Sparkling Frost
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 66
DE5876
#CDDCED
Alaskan Skies
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 70
DE5946
#D8D3E6
Violet Crush
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 67

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.6
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
10-23
#D4DAE2
Aster Petal
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 70
1166-2
#D4DAE2
Aster Petal
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 70
1165-2
#D0D7DF
Twinkle Blue
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 67
1244-2
#D0DCE8
Blue Silk
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 70
1247-3
#DBD7E4
Misty Violet
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.59
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6540
#D6D9DE
Starry Night
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 69
SW 6526
#CBD8E1
Icelandic
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 67
SW 6547
#DAD6DB
Silver Peony
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 68
SW 6806
#CCDBE5
Rhythmic Blue
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 69
SW 6519
#CED9DD
Hinting Blue
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 68

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.92
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 8.18 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.86 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 10.05 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 11.04 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.57
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 70
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 8.89 · LRV 69
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 10.76 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 11.41 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.86
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 6.86 · LRV 62
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 7.65 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 9.94 · LRV 69
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 9.97 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 12.35 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.2
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 12.2 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.37 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 16.75 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 16.88 · LRV 60
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 17.13 · LRV 84

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

M233
Blushing Lilac
LRV 68.7
8002-46A
Love Crystal
LRV 69
V111-1
White Lightning
LRV 67.5
V137-1
Shady Lady
LRV 69.1
V073-1
Blue Romance
LRV 67.9
V110-2
City of Lights
LRV 67.3

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D3D8E5 in HSL space. Pair Kindness with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D3D8E5 + #E5E0D3
TRIADIC
#D3D8E5 · #E5D3D8 · #D8E5D3
ANALOGOUS
#D3E1E5 · #D3D8E5 · #D7D3E5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.43:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.72:1 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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