Bedroom Plum (Valspar 1004-8A)
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Bedroom Plum (Valspar 1004-8A) is a medium, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bedroom Plum
Four Valspar colors picked for Bedroom Plum 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 Bedroom Plum, 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 | Orchid | SW 0071 | 37 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Magic Potion | 1250 | 40.4 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Highland Thistle | S110-4 | 38.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lighthearted Rose | 1049-4 | 40 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Bedroom Plum (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Bedroom Plum
Darker than Bedroom Plum
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-8A |
| Hex | #BDA4AD |
| RGB | 189, 164, 173 |
| HSL | 338°, 16%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, 10.7, -1.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bedroom Plum (Valspar 1004-8A), published as #BDA4AD
#AC9AAB
#CEAEAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bedroom Plum (Valspar 1004-8A)?
- Bedroom Plum has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bedroom Plum is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bedroom Plum in another brand?
- Highland Thistle (Behr S110-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Bedroom Plum warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bedroom Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.3; 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.