Lavender Secret (BM 1415)
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Lavender Secret (BM 1415) is a light, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.1, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lavender Secret
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lavender Secret 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 Lavender Secret, 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 | Wishful Blue | SW 6813 | 72 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Crocus Petal | 610A-2 | 72.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Super Nova | 4004-9A | 74 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Lilac | 1245-2 | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Lavender Secret (LRV 73.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Lavender Secret
Darker than Lavender Secret
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1415 |
| Hex | #DADDEA |
| RGB | 218, 221, 234 |
| HSL | 229°, 28%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, 1.4, -6.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lavender Secret (BM 1415), published as #DADDEA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lavender Secret (BM 1415)?
- Lavender Secret has an LRV of 73.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lavender Secret is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lavender Secret in another brand?
- Crocus Petal (Behr 610A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lavender Secret warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lavender Secret as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.7; 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.