Stardust Evening (Valspar 4002-3B)
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Stardust Evening (Valspar 4002-3B) is a light, neutral purple from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stardust Evening
Four Valspar colors picked for Stardust Evening 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 Stardust Evening, 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Gray | 2117-60 | 61.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Purple Essence | 660E-2 | 63.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silver Chalice | 1174-3 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Stardust Evening (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Stardust Evening
Darker than Stardust Evening
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-3B |
| Hex | #CECAD3 |
| RGB | 206, 202, 211 |
| HSL | 267°, 9%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.9, 3.0, -4.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stardust Evening (Valspar 4002-3B), published as #CECAD3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stardust Evening (Valspar 4002-3B)?
- Stardust Evening has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stardust Evening is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Stardust Evening in another brand?
- Silver Chalice (PPG 1174-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Stardust Evening warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Stardust Evening as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.0; 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.