Pretty Peony (Valspar 1006-3B)
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Pretty Peony (Valspar 1006-3B) is a very deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pretty Peony
Four Valspar colors picked for Pretty Peony 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 Pretty Peony, 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 | Redbud | SW 6312 | 18 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Prom Dress | 1273 | 21.2 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Shine Baby Shine | MQ1-07 | 17.5 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Raspberry Ripple | 18-31 | 20 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Pretty Peony (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Pretty Peony
Darker than Pretty Peony
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-3B |
| Hex | #AE6471 |
| RGB | 174, 100, 113 |
| HSL | 349°, 31%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.0, 31.4, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pretty Peony (Valspar 1006-3B), published as #AE6471
#9F5B6F
#BD6D71
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pretty Peony (Valspar 1006-3B)?
- Pretty Peony has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pretty Peony is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pretty Peony in another brand?
- Shine Baby Shine (Behr MQ1-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Pretty Peony warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pretty Peony as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.