Moving Melody (Valspar 1009-5)
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Moving Melody (Valspar 1009-5) is a very deep, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moving Melody
Three Valspar colors picked for Moving Melody by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Moving Melody, 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 | Cordial | SW 6306 | 11 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | New London Burgundy | HC-61 | 9.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Fired Brick | PPF-50 | 8.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chianti | 13-06 | 9 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Moving Melody (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Moving Melody
Darker than Moving Melody
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1009-5 |
| Hex | #794A4D |
| RGB | 121, 74, 77 |
| HSL | 356°, 24%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.9, 20.4, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moving Melody (Valspar 1009-5), published as #794A4D
#6B424B
#87524D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moving Melody (Valspar 1009-5)?
- Moving Melody has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moving Melody is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Moving Melody in another brand?
- New London Burgundy (BM HC-61) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Moving Melody warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Moving Melody as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.