Behr → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Behr Second Pour M560-5
The closest Valspar colour is Purple Hills (1001-5B), at ΔE 0.91 — indistinguishable.
Purple Hills is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.91 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Behr and Valspar
Most people comparing Behr to Valspar are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Purple Hills really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.91indistinguishable
- LRV
- 22.35Behr is 22
- Hex
- #887CA1#887CA4 in Behr
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
Behr and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Purple Hills reads slightly darker than Second Pour in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Purple Hills is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Purple Phantom 1001-3BΔE 3.32 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
- Bravo! 8001-48EΔE 5.23 · noticeably different · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Plum Burst 4002-10BΔE 5.87 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.