Orchid House (Valspar 1001-6A)
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Orchid House (Valspar 1001-6A) is a medium, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orchid House
Four Valspar colors picked for Orchid House 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 Orchid House, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crocus | 1404 | 43.2 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Grape Hyacinth | M560-3 | 47.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Purple Essence | 1176-4 | 47 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Orchid House (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Orchid House
Darker than Orchid House
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-6A |
| Hex | #BEB1D0 |
| RGB | 190, 177, 208 |
| HSL | 265°, 25%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, 10.5, -14.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orchid House (Valspar 1001-6A), published as #BEB1D0
#ACA7CE
#D0BBD0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orchid House (Valspar 1001-6A)?
- Orchid House has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orchid House is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orchid House in another brand?
- Magical (SW 6829) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Orchid House warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Orchid House as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.0; 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.