Vintage Velvet (Behr PPU15-18)
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Vintage Velvet (Behr PPU15-18) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 8.3, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vintage Velvet
Three Behr colors picked for Vintage Velvet by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Vintage Velvet, 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 | Dignified | SW 6538 | 7 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stunning | 826 | 8.4 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Mystified | 4011-8 | 9 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chinaberry | 1171-7 | 7 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Vintage Velvet (LRV 8.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Vintage Velvet
Darker than Vintage Velvet
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU15-18 |
| Hex | #485169 |
| RGB | 72, 81, 105 |
| HSL | 224°, 19%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.6, 2.7, -15.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Velvet (Behr PPU15-18), published as #485169
#364967
#5A5969
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vintage Velvet (Behr PPU15-18)?
- Vintage Velvet has an LRV of 8.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vintage Velvet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Vintage Velvet in another brand?
- Mystified (Valspar 4011-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Vintage Velvet warm or cool?
- Behr lists Vintage Velvet as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.0; 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.