Quartz Pink (Valspar 1005-8C)
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Quartz Pink (Valspar 1005-8C) is a light, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quartz Pink
Four Valspar colors picked for Quartz Pink 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 Quartz Pink, 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 | Cotton Candy | SW 9692 | 77 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Paisley Pink | 1261 | 69.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Vienna Lace | PPU17-07 | 71.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lost Love | 1047-2 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Quartz Pink (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Quartz Pink
Darker than Quartz Pink
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1005-8C |
| Hex | #E9D8D6 |
| RGB | 233, 216, 214 |
| HSL | 6°, 30%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, 5.5, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quartz Pink (Valspar 1005-8C), published as #E9D8D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quartz Pink (Valspar 1005-8C)?
- Quartz Pink has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quartz Pink is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Quartz Pink in another brand?
- Paisley Pink (BM 1261) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Quartz Pink warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Quartz Pink as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.1; 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.