Simple Plum (Valspar 1001-7B)
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Simple Plum (Valspar 1001-7B) is a very deep, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simple Plum
Four Valspar colors picked for Simple Plum by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Simple Plum, 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 | Soulmate | SW 6270 | 20 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Vintage Charm | 1455 | 18.1 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wine Frost | 690F-6 | 18.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Choo Choo | 1047-6 | 19 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Simple Plum (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Simple Plum
Darker than Simple Plum
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-7B |
| Hex | #82747B |
| RGB | 130, 116, 123 |
| HSL | 330°, 6%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.3, 6.7, -1.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simple Plum (Valspar 1001-7B), published as #82747B
#726B79
#927D7B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simple Plum (Valspar 1001-7B)?
- Simple Plum has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simple Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Simple Plum in another brand?
- Wine Frost (Behr 690F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Simple Plum warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Simple Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.9; 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.