Pink Mist (Valspar 1001-2C)
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Pink Mist (Valspar 1001-2C) is a very light, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Pink Mist 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 Mist, 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 | Lighthearted Pink | SW 6568 | 71 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Nursery Pink | 2076-70 | 78.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pink Proposal | M120-1 | 77.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Desert Dawn | 1252-3 | 74 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Pink Mist (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Mist
Darker than Pink Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-2C |
| Hex | #F5E2EC |
| RGB | 245, 226, 236 |
| HSL | 328°, 49%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, 8.2, -2.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Mist (Valspar 1001-2C), published as #F5E2EC
#E3D8EA
#FFECEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Mist (Valspar 1001-2C)?
- Pink Mist has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Mist is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Mist in another brand?
- Nursery Pink (BM 2076-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pink Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pink Mist as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.5; 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.