Valspar Orchid Shimmer#E7D6E5 · LRV 70.8
Orchid Shimmer reads as a magenta / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V038-1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Orchid Shimmer |
| SKU | V038-1 |
| Hex | #E7D6E5 |
| RGB | 231, 214, 229 |
| HSL | 307°, 26%, 87% |
| LRV | 70.8 |
| Undertone | magenta / warm |
| Family | Purple |
About Valspar Orchid Shimmer
At LRV 70.8, Orchid Shimmer 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.
Orchid Shimmer 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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
Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Orchid Shimmer 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 #E7D6E5 in HSL space. Pair Orchid Shimmer 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.