Whipped Strawberry (Valspar 1006-1A)
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Whipped Strawberry (Valspar 1006-1A) is a very deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whipped Strawberry
Four Valspar colors picked for Whipped Strawberry by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Whipped Strawberry, 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 | Heartfelt | SW 6586 | 17 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Raspberry Pudding | 2004-30 | 19.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Super Hero | T15-14 | 19.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Salsa Diane | 1186-6 | 17 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Whipped Strawberry (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Whipped Strawberry
Darker than Whipped Strawberry
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-1A |
| Hex | #C74E5B |
| RGB | 199, 78, 91 |
| HSL | 354°, 52%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.9, 49.2, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whipped Strawberry (Valspar 1006-1A), published as #C74E5B
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#D6575B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whipped Strawberry (Valspar 1006-1A)?
- Whipped Strawberry has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whipped Strawberry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Whipped Strawberry in another brand?
- Raspberry Pudding (BM 2004-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Whipped Strawberry warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Whipped Strawberry as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.9; 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.