Timid Violet (Valspar 4001-3A)
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Timid Violet (Valspar 4001-3A) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Timid Violet
Four Valspar colors picked for Timid Violet by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Timid Violet, 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 | Original White | SW 7077 | 74 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Venetian Marble | 2114-70 | 79.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | French Heirloom | PPL-44 | 77.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Milk And Cookies | 1046-1 | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Timid Violet (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Timid Violet
Darker than Timid Violet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-3A |
| Hex | #E8E3E2 |
| RGB | 232, 227, 226 |
| HSL | 10°, 12%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 1.5, 1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Timid Violet (Valspar 4001-3A), published as #E8E3E2
#D6D9E0
#FAEDE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Timid Violet (Valspar 4001-3A)?
- Timid Violet has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Timid Violet is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Timid Violet in another brand?
- French Heirloom (Behr PPL-44) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Timid Violet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Timid Violet as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.1; 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.