California Lilac
California Lilac is a Purple paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#7F84BELRV
27.35
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 87 vs 27, Super White is decisively the brighter choice.
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where California Lilac encloses it.
Lavender Secret reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where California Lilac encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Lacey Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Himalayan Trek reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where California Lilac encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Briarwood the marginally brighter of the two.
Thunder reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where California Lilac encloses it.
California Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
River Gorge Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
California Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Persian Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 27 vs 12, California Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A powdery purple that conveys both classic elegance and rustic charm.