Smoked Mulberry (Valspar 1004-7B)

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Smoked Mulberry (Valspar 1004-7B) is a very deep, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Mulberry
Four Valspar colors picked for Smoked Mulberry 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 Smoked Mulberry, 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 | Patchwork Plum | SW 0022 | 16 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cinnamon Slate | 2113-40 | 19.7 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Raisin In The Sun | N120-6 | 15.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Sparkle | 1048-6 | 17 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Smoked Mulberry (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Mulberry
Darker than Smoked Mulberry
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-7B |
| Hex | #876E71 |
| RGB | 135, 110, 113 |
| HSL | 353°, 10%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.9, 10.4, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Mulberry (Valspar 1004-7B), published as #876E71
#78656F
#977771
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Mulberry (Valspar 1004-7B)?
- Smoked Mulberry has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Mulberry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Mulberry in another brand?
- Raisin In The Sun (Behr N120-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Smoked Mulberry warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Smoked Mulberry as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.