Wild Plum (PPG 1044-7)
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Wild Plum (PPG 1044-7) is a very deep, neutral red from PPG Paints: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Plum
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Wild Plum by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Wild Plum, 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 | Juneberry | SW 6573 | 9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bottle of Bordeaux | 1357 | 11.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cheerful Wine | HDC-WR14-12 | 9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Cherry | 1009-7 | 10 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Wild Plum (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Plum
Darker than Wild Plum
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1044-7 |
| Hex | #83455D |
| RGB | 131, 69, 93 |
| HSL | 337°, 31%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, 29.6, -2.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Plum (PPG 1044-7), published as #83455D
#753D5B
#924D5D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Plum (PPG 1044-7)?
- Wild Plum has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Plum in another brand?
- Brown Cherry (Valspar 1009-7) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wild Plum warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wild Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.2; 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.