Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Lavender Honey |
| SKU | 1006-2A |
| Hex | #D8C8E0 |
| RGB | 216, 200, 224 |
| HSL | 280°, 28%, 83% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | cool violet tone |
| Family | Purple |
What Color Is Lavender Honey, Really?
Lavender Honey reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 1006-2A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lavender Honey
Lavender Honey 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 Lavender Honey
At LRV 60, Lavender Honey is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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 Lavender Honey 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.
TEST IT IN YOUR LIGHT →Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 1006-2A directly — but if you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches:
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Lavender Honey within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D8C8E0 in HSL space. Pair Lavender Honey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Will It Work in YOUR Room?
No page can promise how Lavender Honey behaves in your light. Upload a photo and see it on your own walls in seconds — before you spend a cent on samples.
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