Magician's Cloak (Valspar 1009-8)
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Magician's Cloak (Valspar 1009-8) is a very deep, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Magician's Cloak
Four Valspar colors picked for Magician's Cloak 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 Magician's Cloak, 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 | Grape Harvest | SW 6285 | 13 | 5.0 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Passion Plum | 2073-30 | 11.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Sugar Plum | 680B-7 | 11.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Magic Magenta | 1180-7 | 10 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Magician's Cloak (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Magician's Cloak
Darker than Magician's Cloak
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1009-8 |
| Hex | #794E6C |
| RGB | 121, 78, 108 |
| HSL | 318°, 22%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.9, 23.1, -9.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Magician's Cloak (Valspar 1009-8), published as #794E6C
#6A466A
#89566C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Magician's Cloak (Valspar 1009-8)?
- Magician's Cloak has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Magician's Cloak is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Magician's Cloak in another brand?
- Passion Plum (BM 2073-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Magician's Cloak warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Magician's Cloak as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.8; 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.