Plum Passion (Valspar 6007-5B)
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Plum Passion (Valspar 6007-5B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plum Passion
Four Valspar colors picked for Plum Passion by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Passion, 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 | Wild Lime | SW 9668 | 72 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sesame | 381 | 63.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Primitive Green | MQ4-40 | 66.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Misty Moor | 11-09 | 67 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Plum Passion (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Plum Passion
Darker than Plum Passion
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6007-5B |
| Hex | #D9D5AA |
| RGB | 217, 213, 170 |
| HSL | 55°, 38%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.6, -5.5, 21.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plum Passion (Valspar 6007-5B), published as #D9D5AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plum Passion (Valspar 6007-5B)?
- Plum Passion has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plum Passion is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Plum Passion in another brand?
- Misty Moor (PPG 11-09) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Plum Passion warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Plum Passion as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.8; 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.