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Valspar Romantic Holiday#A2949F · LRV 31.4

Romantic Holiday reads as a magenta / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V076-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ROMANTIC HOLIDAY
RGB 162, 148, 159 LRV 31.4

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Romantic Holiday
SKU V076-4
Hex #A2949F
RGB 162, 148, 159
HSL 313°, 7%, 61%
LRV 31.4
Undertone magenta / warm
Family Gray

About Valspar Romantic Holiday

Romantic Holiday sits in the mid-range at LRV 31.4, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Romantic Holiday is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

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
Cut Heather
SKU 1303 · #9E909E · LRV 30
ΔE 1.78 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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 gray from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2116-40
#9B8E9C
Hazy Lilac
ΔE 2.38 · LRV
1447
#A39499
Amethyst Sky
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 32
2115-40
#A19195
Mauve Blush
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 31
AF-585
#9C9CA6
Wisteria
ΔE 6.59 · LRV
CSP-10
#999492
Soho Loft
ΔE 8.24 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All gray at Behr →
PPU16-13
#9A909E
Duchess Lilac
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 29
PPU17-13
#A3959A
Heather Plume
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 32
740B-4
#9F9799
Suede Leather
ΔE 5.26 · LRV 32
180F-4
#AD9497
Desert Willow
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 32
MQ5-33
#A58FA7
Uptown Girl
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 30

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.74
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6549
#A29BAA
Ash Violet
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 34
SW 9157
#9D9093
Autumn Orchid
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 29
SW 6283
#AA8E9A
Thistle
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 30
SW 9159
#9F9291
Auger Shell
ΔE 5.9 · LRV 30
SW 9167
#9E9793
Polished Concrete
ΔE 8.71 · LRV 32

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.54
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1046-5
#A38B93
Gothic Amethyst
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 28
1173-5
#9B95A9
Purple Surf
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 31
1174-5
#9B8FA6
Smoky Grape
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 29
18-07
#AF8F9E
Luscious Lilac
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 31
1015-5
#A49491
Heliotrope
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 31

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.85
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6396
#9B9092
Ashen Plum
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 29
DE6039
#A49593
Monsoon
ΔE 6.19 · LRV 31
DE6382
#97969A
Formal Gray
ΔE 7.18 · LRV 31
DE6060
#A79994
Twilight Taupe
ΔE 7.97 · LRV 33
DE6368
#999B9B
Walrus
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 33

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.51
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 11.37 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 13.26 · LRV 28
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 18.48 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 23.04 · LRV 32

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.87
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-136
#9D918B
Homebody
ΔE 8.87 · LRV 29
JG-135
#A19C96
Watering Can
ΔE 10.66 · LRV 34
JG-146
#918F89
Before & After
ΔE 12.13 · LRV 27
JG-94
#929898
Times Past
ΔE 12.39 · LRV 31
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 16.58 · LRV 34

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.98
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 10.98 · LRV 27
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 11.06 · LRV 30
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 12.4 · LRV 36
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 15.98 · LRV 35
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 18.18 · LRV 32

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.52
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 14.52 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 16.41 · LRV 38
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 16.72 · LRV 33
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 17.01 · LRV 27
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 22.65 · LRV 35

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

4001-4A
Native Lilac
LRV 32.8
V075-4
Fields of Provence
LRV 31
V125-4
Ashland Heights
LRV 32.2
1002-7C
Dusty Lavender
LRV 33.2
8006-12D
Feather Quill
LRV 32
8004-48D
Palace Walls
LRV 34

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A2949F in HSL space. Pair Romantic Holiday with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A2949F + #94A297
TRIADIC
#A2949F · #9FA294 · #949FA2
ANALOGOUS
#9E94A2 · #A2949F · #A29498

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.89:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.27:1 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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