Fancy Pansy (Valspar 1001-4A)
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Fancy Pansy (Valspar 1001-4A) is a medium, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fancy Pansy
Four Valspar colors picked for Fancy Pansy 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 Fancy Pansy, 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 | Magical | SW 6829 | 46 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Heather Plum | 1396 | 46.6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cyber Grape | M570-4 | 42.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Windsor Purple | 1249-4 | 48 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Fancy Pansy (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Fancy Pansy
Darker than Fancy Pansy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-4A |
| Hex | #BEACCC |
| RGB | 190, 172, 204 |
| HSL | 274°, 24%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.8, 12.4, -13.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fancy Pansy (Valspar 1001-4A), published as #BEACCC
#ACA2CA
#D0B6CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fancy Pansy (Valspar 1001-4A)?
- Fancy Pansy has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fancy Pansy is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fancy Pansy in another brand?
- Magical (SW 6829) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fancy Pansy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fancy Pansy as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.9; 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.