Pink Plunge (Valspar 1001-1C)
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Pink Plunge (Valspar 1001-1C) is a medium, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Plunge
Four Valspar colors picked for Pink Plunge by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pink Plunge, 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 | Haute Pink | SW 6570 | 41 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Easter Pink | 2076-50 | 49.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Pink Bliss | 680A-3 | 49.9 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tickled Pink | 1181-4 | 50 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Pink Plunge (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Plunge
Darker than Pink Plunge
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-1C |
| Hex | #EAA7CA |
| RGB | 234, 167, 202 |
| HSL | 329°, 61%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, 29.9, -8.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Plunge (Valspar 1001-1C), published as #EAA7CA
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#FBB1CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Plunge (Valspar 1001-1C)?
- Pink Plunge has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Plunge is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Plunge in another brand?
- Easter Pink (BM 2076-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Pink Plunge warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pink Plunge as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.0; 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.