Purple Earth

Valspar

Color Code:1004-7A
Hex Code:#6B5457
RGB:107, 84, 87
LRV (Light Reflectance Value):34.9
Category:red
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How Purple Earth behaves on a wall

Valspar publishes a light reflectance value of 34.9 for this shade. At LRV 34.9 this sits mid-scale — dark enough to hold its own against white trim, light enough not to close a room in. Mid-tones shift the most between daylight and lamplight, so check it at both ends of the day. For trim that reads as a clear edge rather than a smudge, aim about 30 LRV points away in either direction — under LRV 5 or over LRV 65. Its red channel runs ahead of its blue, so it reads warm and will sit comfortably next to timber, brass and terracotta. Order by the code, not the name, and put a test patch on the wall before you commit — a screen cannot show you how this shade behaves in your own light.

Purple Earth equivalents in other paint brands

The closest color to Valspar Purple Earth from each brand we carry, measured with CIEDE2000 on the manufacturers' published color values. Below 1 the difference is practically invisible; below 2 you'd only notice it with the chips side by side. Screens and printed chips aren't paint, so compare real samples before you buy. In the Muro app you can put two of them on a photo of your own wall and look at them in your light.

BrandClosest colorΔE 2000
ZolpanD165-50.8 Practically identical
DuluxB2.10.30 13835531.4 Very close
SikkensCaput mortuum 19573801.4 Very close
BehrRiver Rocks N130-61.4 Very close
Caparol3D Rose 651.6 Very close
ŚnieżkaS 6020-r S 6020-R1.8 Very close
TitanluxNCS S 7010-R10B2.1 Close
Sherwin-WilliamsDeepest Mauve SW 00052.2 Close
TikkurilaN4252.7 Close
Benjamin MooreAmazon Soil 2115-302.8 Close
BeckersPlum plum2.9 Close
StoStoColor 349503.3 Close

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