Fragrant Lilac (Valspar 4001-5B)
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Fragrant Lilac (Valspar 4001-5B) is a medium, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fragrant Lilac
Four Valspar colors picked for Fragrant Lilac by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Fragrant Lilac, 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 Mist | SW 6548 | 54 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | North Cascades | 1411 | 55.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Satire | MQ5-40 | 54.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silverberry | 1173-4 | 51 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Fragrant Lilac (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Fragrant Lilac
Darker than Fragrant Lilac
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-5B |
| Hex | #C4C4D1 |
| RGB | 196, 196, 209 |
| HSL | 240°, 12%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, 2.5, -6.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fragrant Lilac (Valspar 4001-5B), published as #C4C4D1
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#D6CED1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fragrant Lilac (Valspar 4001-5B)?
- Fragrant Lilac has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fragrant Lilac is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fragrant Lilac in another brand?
- North Cascades (BM 1411) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fragrant Lilac warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fragrant Lilac as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.5; 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.