Purpling Dawn (Valspar 1001-6B)
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Purpling Dawn (Valspar 1001-6B) is a light, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purpling Dawn
Four Valspar colors picked for Purpling Dawn 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 Purpling Dawn, 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 | Potentially Purple | SW 6821 | 62 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Beach Plum | 2072-60 | 62.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Fanciful | M560-2 | 65 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusky Lilac | 1176-3 | 62 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Purpling Dawn (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Purpling Dawn
Darker than Purpling Dawn
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-6B |
| Hex | #D9CFDF |
| RGB | 217, 207, 223 |
| HSL | 278°, 20%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 6.3, -6.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purpling Dawn (Valspar 1001-6B), published as #D9CFDF
#C7C5DD
#EBD9DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purpling Dawn (Valspar 1001-6B)?
- Purpling Dawn has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purpling Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Purpling Dawn in another brand?
- Dusky Lilac (PPG 1176-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Purpling Dawn warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purpling Dawn as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.7; 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.