Playful Petal (Valspar 1001-4B)
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Playful Petal (Valspar 1001-4B) is a medium, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Playful Petal
Four Valspar colors picked for Playful Petal 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 Playful Petal, 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 | Rhapsody Lilac | SW 6828 | 60 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Ice | 1395 | 60.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | On Location | M570-3 | 59.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Grape Glimmer | 1249-3 | 63 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Playful Petal (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Playful Petal
Darker than Playful Petal
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-4B |
| Hex | #D4C5DE |
| RGB | 212, 197, 222 |
| HSL | 276°, 27%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.4, 9.8, -10.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Playful Petal (Valspar 1001-4B), published as #D4C5DE
#C2BBDC
#E7CFDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Playful Petal (Valspar 1001-4B)?
- Playful Petal has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Playful Petal is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Playful Petal in another brand?
- Grape Ice (BM 1395) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Playful Petal warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Playful Petal as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.5; 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.