Twilight Mauve (Valspar 1001-8A)
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Twilight Mauve (Valspar 1001-8A) is a medium, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twilight Mauve
Four Valspar colors picked for Twilight Mauve 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 Twilight Mauve, 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 | Chaise Mauve | SW 6016 | 47 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Victorian Mauve | 2114-50 | 48.1 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Object Of Desire | MQ1-36 | 40.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Jack Rabbit | 1014-4 | 46 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Twilight Mauve (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Twilight Mauve
Darker than Twilight Mauve
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-8A |
| Hex | #BCADB0 |
| RGB | 188, 173, 176 |
| HSL | 348°, 10%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 5.9, 0.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twilight Mauve (Valspar 1001-8A), published as #BCADB0
#ABA3AE
#CDB7B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twilight Mauve (Valspar 1001-8A)?
- Twilight Mauve has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twilight Mauve is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Twilight Mauve in another brand?
- Chaise Mauve (SW 6016) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Twilight Mauve warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Twilight Mauve as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.4; 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.