Fainting Violet (Valspar 1001-8C)
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Fainting Violet (Valspar 1001-8C) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fainting Violet
Four Valspar colors picked for Fainting Violet by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Fainting Violet, 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 | Original White | SW 7077 | 74 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Rock Harbor Violet | 1387 | 71.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Mystical Mist | PR-W01 | 76.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Misty Morn | 1179-1 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Fainting Violet (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Fainting Violet
Darker than Fainting Violet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-8C |
| Hex | #E8E3E4 |
| RGB | 232, 227, 228 |
| HSL | 348°, 10%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 1.9, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fainting Violet (Valspar 1001-8C), published as #E8E3E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fainting Violet (Valspar 1001-8C)?
- Fainting Violet has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fainting Violet is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fainting Violet in another brand?
- Misty Morn (PPG 1179-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fainting Violet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fainting Violet as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; 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.