Gleeful Joy (Valspar 1001-3C)
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Gleeful Joy (Valspar 1001-3C) is a deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gleeful Joy
Four Valspar colors picked for Gleeful Joy by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Gleeful Joy, 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 | Kismet | SW 6830 | 29 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hydrangea | 1390 | 37.2 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Garden Pansy | 650B-5 | 31.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Violet Eclipse | 1176-5 | 28 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Gleeful Joy (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Gleeful Joy
Darker than Gleeful Joy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-3C |
| Hex | #A891B6 |
| RGB | 168, 145, 182 |
| HSL | 277°, 20%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.3, 15.6, -16.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gleeful Joy (Valspar 1001-3C), published as #A891B6
#9788B4
#BA9AB6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gleeful Joy (Valspar 1001-3C)?
- Gleeful Joy has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gleeful Joy is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gleeful Joy in another brand?
- Garden Pansy (Behr 650B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gleeful Joy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gleeful Joy as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.1; 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.