Brushed Lavender (Valspar 4001-3B)
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Brushed Lavender (Valspar 4001-3B) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brushed Lavender
Four Valspar colors picked for Brushed Lavender by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Brushed Lavender, 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 | Wallflower | SW 6281 | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Touch of Gray | 2116-60 | 68.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Mystic Fairy | PPU16-07 | 67.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Little Lilac | 1177-2 | 70 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Brushed Lavender (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Brushed Lavender
Darker than Brushed Lavender
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-3B |
| Hex | #DAD1D7 |
| RGB | 218, 209, 215 |
| HSL | 320°, 11%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, 4.2, -1.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brushed Lavender (Valspar 4001-3B), published as #DAD1D7
#C8C7D5
#ECDBD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brushed Lavender (Valspar 4001-3B)?
- Brushed Lavender has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brushed Lavender is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Brushed Lavender in another brand?
- Mystic Fairy (Behr PPU16-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Brushed Lavender warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Brushed Lavender as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.9; 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.