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VALSPAR · 1001-6B

Valspar Purpling Dawn#D5CCDC · LRV 62.8

Purpling Dawn reads as a violet / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 1001-6B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR PURPLING DAWN
RGB 213, 204, 220 LRV 62.8

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Purpling Dawn
SKU 1001-6B
Hex #D5CCDC
RGB 213, 204, 220
HSL 274°, 19%, 83%
LRV 62.8
Undertone violet / cool
Family Purple

About Valspar Purpling Dawn

At LRV 62.8, Purpling Dawn 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.

Purpling Dawn 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
Lilac Luster
SKU 1280 · #D3CDDC · LRV 63
ΔE 1.34 (near-perfect)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1176-3
#D6CBDA
Dusky Lilac
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 62
1177-3
#D6C7D6
Shy Violet
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 60
1175-3
#D3D0DD
Lavender Haze
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 64
1178-3
#DCCAD8
Pale Mauve
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 62
1249-3
#DCCAE0
Grape Glimmer
ΔE 4 · LRV 63

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.59
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
2072-60
#D9CCDB
Beach Plum
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 62
1388
#DCCDDD
Spring Lilac
ΔE 2.35 · LRV
1402
#D3D1E0
Spring Iris
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 65
2070-60
#CFCFE0
Lavender Mist
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 63
2117-60
#D0CDD6
Winter Gray
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 62

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.93
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6821
#D1CBDF
Potentially Purple
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 62
SW 6828
#D2C8DD
Rhapsody Lilac
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 60
SW 6555
#D1C6D2
Enchant
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 59
SW 6835
#DAC7DA
Euphoric Lilac
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 61
SW 6281
#DBCFD4
Wallflower
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 64

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.96
All purple at Behr →
N110-1
#D6D1E2
Dusty Lilac
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 65
120E-2
#D2C8D0
French Taupe
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 60
730A-3
#D6CED4
Lilac Tan
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 63
130E-2
#DFCAD6
Fairview Taupe
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 63
140E-2
#E1CBD7
Royal Silk
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 64

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5946
#D8D3E6
Violet Crush
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 67
DE5960
#DBD1E8
Shimmering Sky
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 66
DE5932
#D2D2DF
Tranquil Sea
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 65
DE5925
#D0D1E1
Hailstorm
ΔE 4.47 · LRV 64
DE5918
#CACFDC
Pale Shale
ΔE 6.85 · LRV 62

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.24
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 59
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 9.03 · LRV 63
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 9.54 · LRV 60
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 11.73 · LRV 62
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 12.16 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.89
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 62
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 8.47 · LRV 56
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 11.33 · LRV 62
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 13.29 · LRV 58
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 15.87 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.5
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 8.5 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 11.23 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 12.56 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 12.75 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 13.22 · LRV 61

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 15.05
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.05 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 15.16 · LRV 53
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 16.62 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 17.85 · LRV 51
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 19.52 · LRV 73

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8002-1B
Hampstead Heath
LRV 62
V075-2
My Mona
LRV 60.7
4002-9B
Whipped Plum
LRV 64.4
8003-48A
Daybreak Beckons
LRV 64
1003-8C
Lilac Lace
LRV 62.5
8001-48B
Will o' the Wisp
LRV 65

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D5CCDC in HSL space. Pair Purpling Dawn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D5CCDC + #D3DCCC
TRIADIC
#D5CCDC · #DCD5CC · #CCDCD5
ANALOGOUS
#CDCCDC · #D5CCDC · #DCCCDB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.56:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.5:1 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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