Spring Iris (BM 1402)
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Spring Iris (BM 1402) is a light, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.8, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Iris
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Iris by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Spring Iris, 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 | Potentially Purple | SW 6821 | 62 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Lavender Memory | M550-2 | 65.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lilac Whisper | 4003-9A | 70 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lavender Haze | 1175-3 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Spring Iris (LRV 64.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Iris
Darker than Spring Iris
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1402 |
| Hex | #D3D1E0 |
| RGB | 211, 209, 224 |
| HSL | 248°, 19%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.4, 3.5, -7.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Iris (BM 1402), published as #D3D1E0
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#E6DBE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Iris (BM 1402)?
- Spring Iris has an LRV of 64.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Iris is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Iris in another brand?
- Lavender Haze (PPG 1175-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Iris warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Iris as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.