Plum Shade (Valspar 1003-5B)
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Plum Shade (Valspar 1003-5B) is a deep, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plum Shade
Four Valspar colors picked for Plum Shade 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 Plum Shade, 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 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Naples Sunset | 1391 | 25.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Lilac Intuition | MQ4-61 | 24.6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Violet Eclipse | 1176-5 | 28 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Plum Shade (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Plum Shade
Darker than Plum Shade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1003-5B |
| Hex | #A181A5 |
| RGB | 161, 129, 165 |
| HSL | 293°, 17%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.0, 18.8, -14.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plum Shade (Valspar 1003-5B), published as #A181A5
#9078A3
#B28AA5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plum Shade (Valspar 1003-5B)?
- Plum Shade has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plum Shade is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Plum Shade in another brand?
- Baroness (SW 6837) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Plum Shade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Plum Shade as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.5; 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.