Playful Pink (Valspar 2001-3B)
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Playful Pink (Valspar 2001-3B) is a deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Playful Pink
Four Valspar colors picked for Playful Pink 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 Playful Pink, 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 | Rita's Rouge | SW 9003 | 24 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cinco de Mayo | 1286 | 23.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Art House Pink | HDC-SP14-8 | 23.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cranberry | 1051-5 | 25 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Playful Pink (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Playful Pink
Darker than Playful Pink
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-3B |
| Hex | #C06E71 |
| RGB | 192, 110, 113 |
| HSL | 358°, 39%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.6, 32.8, 12.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Playful Pink (Valspar 2001-3B), published as #C06E71
#B1656F
#CF7771
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Playful Pink (Valspar 2001-3B)?
- Playful Pink has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Playful Pink is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Playful Pink in another brand?
- Art House Pink (Behr HDC-SP14-8) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Playful Pink warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Playful Pink as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.6; 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.