Plum Good (Valspar 4011-10)
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Plum Good (Valspar 4011-10) is a very deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plum Good
Three Valspar colors picked for Plum Good by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Plum Good, 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 | Concord Grape | SW 6559 | 5 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Taro | 1386 | 9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Plum | S-H-670 | 6.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pansy Petal | 1177-7 | 8 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Plum Good (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Plum Good
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4011-10 |
| Hex | #54415B |
| RGB | 84, 65, 91 |
| HSL | 284°, 17%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.5, 13.6, -12.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plum Good (Valspar 4011-10), published as #54415B
#453959
#64495B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plum Good (Valspar 4011-10)?
- Plum Good has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plum Good is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Plum Good in another brand?
- Plum (Behr S-H-670) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Plum Good warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Plum Good as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.3; 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.