Lavender Lake (Valspar 4001-5C)
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Lavender Lake (Valspar 4001-5C) is a medium, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lavender Lake
Four Valspar colors picked for Lavender Lake 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 Lavender Lake, 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 | Modern Lavender | SW 9688 | 40 | 5.4 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Central Mauve | 1412 | 40 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Noble Purple | S560-3 | 44.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spring Lilac | 1170-4 | 46 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Lavender Lake (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Lavender Lake
Darker than Lavender Lake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-5C |
| Hex | #ADACC0 |
| RGB | 173, 172, 192 |
| HSL | 243°, 14%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.0, 4.3, -10.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lavender Lake (Valspar 4001-5C), published as #ADACC0
#9BA2BE
#BFB6C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lavender Lake (Valspar 4001-5C)?
- Lavender Lake has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lavender Lake is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lavender Lake in another brand?
- Noble Purple (Behr S560-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Lavender Lake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lavender Lake as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.1; 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.