Purple Earth (Valspar 1004-7A)
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Purple Earth (Valspar 1004-7A) is a very deep, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Earth
Four Valspar colors picked for Purple Earth 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 Purple Earth, 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 | Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 11 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Amazon Soil | 2115-30 | 13.3 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ripe Fig | UL100-2 | 9.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pinot Noir | 13-18 | 9 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Purple Earth (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Earth
Darker than Purple Earth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-7A |
| Hex | #6B5457 |
| RGB | 107, 84, 87 |
| HSL | 352°, 12%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.1, 10.1, 1.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Earth (Valspar 1004-7A), published as #6B5457
#5D4C55
#7A5D57
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Earth (Valspar 1004-7A)?
- Purple Earth has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Earth in another brand?
- Ripe Fig (Behr UL100-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Purple Earth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Earth as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.9; 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.