Whipped Plum (Valspar 4002-9B)
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Whipped Plum (Valspar 4002-9B) is a light, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whipped Plum
Four Valspar colors picked for Whipped Plum 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 Whipped Plum, 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 | Rhapsody Lilac | SW 6828 | 60 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lily Lavender | 2071-60 | 64.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Teary Eyed | P570-1 | 67.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Grape Glimmer | 1249-3 | 63 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Whipped Plum (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Whipped Plum
Darker than Whipped Plum
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-9B |
| Hex | #DED0E5 |
| RGB | 222, 208, 229 |
| HSL | 280°, 29%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, 8.6, -8.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whipped Plum (Valspar 4002-9B), published as #DED0E5
#CCC6E3
#F1DAE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whipped Plum (Valspar 4002-9B)?
- Whipped Plum has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whipped Plum is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Whipped Plum in another brand?
- Teary Eyed (Behr P570-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whipped Plum warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Whipped Plum as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.6; 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.