Spring Parade (Valspar 1001-4C)

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Spring Parade (Valspar 1001-4C) is a light, neutral purple from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Parade
Four Valspar colors picked for Spring Parade 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 Spring Parade, 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 | Spangle | SW 6834 | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarplum | 1394 | 73.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bubble Bath | 660C-1 | 76.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Orchid Lane | 1176-2 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Spring Parade (LRV 76) by LRV.
Darker than Spring Parade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-4C |
| Hex | #E7DFEA |
| RGB | 231, 223, 234 |
| HSL | 284°, 21%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, 4.7, -4.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Parade (Valspar 1001-4C), published as #E7DFEA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Parade (Valspar 1001-4C)?
- Spring Parade has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Parade is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Parade in another brand?
- Orchid Lane (PPG 1176-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Parade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Spring Parade as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.4; 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.