Wild Lavender (Valspar 1002-3B)
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Wild Lavender (Valspar 1002-3B) is a deep, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Lavender
Four Valspar colors picked for Wild Lavender 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 Wild Lavender, 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 | Baroness | SW 6837 | 28 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Purple Hyacinth | 2073-40 | 28.2 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Amazonian Orchid | M110-5 | 26.4 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Violet Eclipse | 1176-5 | 28 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Wild Lavender (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Lavender
Darker than Wild Lavender
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1002-3B |
| Hex | #A685A8 |
| RGB | 166, 133, 168 |
| HSL | 297°, 17%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.6, 18.9, -13.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Lavender (Valspar 1002-3B), published as #A685A8
#957CA6
#B78EA8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Lavender (Valspar 1002-3B)?
- Wild Lavender has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Lavender is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Lavender in another brand?
- Baroness (SW 6837) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wild Lavender warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Wild Lavender as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.7; 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.