Garden Pansy (Behr 650B-5)
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Garden Pansy (Behr 650B-5) is a deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 31.7, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Pansy
Four Behr colors picked for Garden Pansy by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Garden Pansy, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Kismet | SW 6830 | 29 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hydrangea | 1390 | 37.2 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Gleeful Joy | 1001-3C | 32 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Violet Eclipse | 1176-5 | 28 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Garden Pansy (LRV 31.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Pansy
Darker than Garden Pansy
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 650B-5 |
| Hex | #A890B8 |
| RGB | 168, 144, 184 |
| HSL | 276°, 22%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.1, 16.6, -17.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Pansy (Behr 650B-5), published as #A890B8
#9687B6
#BA99B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Pansy (Behr 650B-5)?
- Garden Pansy has an LRV of 31.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Pansy is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Pansy in another brand?
- Gleeful Joy (Valspar 1001-3C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Garden Pansy warm or cool?
- Behr lists Garden Pansy as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.