Pleasant Violet (Valspar 1004-6A)
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Pleasant Violet (Valspar 1004-6A) is a medium, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pleasant Violet
Four Valspar colors picked for Pleasant Violet 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 Pleasant 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 | Irresistible | SW 6562 | 59 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Luscious | 1369 | 51.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Pink Wink | M120-3 | 54.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Light Mulberry | 1180-4 | 53 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Pleasant Violet (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Pleasant Violet
Darker than Pleasant Violet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-6A |
| Hex | #D6B7CE |
| RGB | 214, 183, 206 |
| HSL | 315°, 27%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.7, 15.0, -7.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pleasant Violet (Valspar 1004-6A), published as #D6B7CE
#C5ADCC
#E8C1CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pleasant Violet (Valspar 1004-6A)?
- Pleasant Violet has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pleasant Violet is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pleasant Violet in another brand?
- Light Mulberry (PPG 1180-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pleasant Violet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pleasant Violet as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.4; 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.