Perfect Plum (Valspar 1011-7)
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Perfect Plum (Valspar 1011-7) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Perfect Plum
Three Valspar colors picked for Perfect Plum 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 Perfect Plum, 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 | Blackberry | SW 7577 | 5 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Jester | CC-34 | 6.9 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hibiscus Punch | PPH-68 | 6 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gooseberry | 1048-7 | 7 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Perfect Plum (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Perfect Plum
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1011-7 |
| Hex | #5B3C47 |
| RGB | 91, 60, 71 |
| HSL | 339°, 21%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.2, 15.5, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perfect Plum (Valspar 1011-7), published as #5B3C47
#4D3445
#694447
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perfect Plum (Valspar 1011-7)?
- Perfect Plum has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perfect Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Perfect Plum in another brand?
- Hibiscus Punch (Behr PPH-68) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Perfect Plum warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Perfect Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.