Pixie Dust (Valspar 1004-2C)
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Pixie Dust (Valspar 1004-2C) is a very light, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pixie Dust
Four Valspar colors picked for Pixie Dust 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 Pixie Dust, 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 | Lighthearted Pink | SW 6568 | 71 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Aztec Lily | 2080-70 | 77.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Poetic Princess | 110A-2 | 79.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Candy Mix | 1181-1 | 77 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Pixie Dust (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Pixie Dust
Darker than Pixie Dust
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-2C |
| Hex | #F9E3E9 |
| RGB | 249, 227, 233 |
| HSL | 344°, 65%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.1, 8.5, -0.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pixie Dust (Valspar 1004-2C), published as #F9E3E9
#E7D9E7
#FFEDE9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pixie Dust (Valspar 1004-2C)?
- Pixie Dust has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pixie Dust is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pixie Dust in another brand?
- Aztec Lily (BM 2080-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pixie Dust warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pixie Dust as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.2; 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.