Cross-brand match

Paean Black in Vista Paint

Farrow & Ball 294 translated into the Vista Paint line

Farrow & Ball Paean Black 294 on a wall, hex #484348
Vista Paint Eleanor Ann 1229 on a wall, hex #4D4449

The closest Vista Paint paint to Farrow & Ball Paean Black (294) is Eleanor Ann 1229, a delta-E of 1.95 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.

Light reflectance is effectively identical, 5.9 against 6.0. Undertone reads as purple cast against purple cast, at chroma 5.1 and 3.9.

Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.

NEARESTEleanor Ann1229
DISTANCEΔE 1.95CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE6.0 against 5.9
HEX#4D4449against #484348

Ranked matches in Vista Paint

closest first
Vista Paint colorΔE LRV Undertone
Eleanor Ann1229 1.95 6.0 purple cast Compare
Octavius0522 2.31 6.0 true neutral Compare
Dark Berry8213 3.21 6.0 purple cast Compare
Kitty Kitty8253 3.97 5.0 true neutral Compare
In the Dark8245 4.4 7.0 true neutral Compare
Black Licorice0529 4.42 6.0 true neutral Compare

Paean Black in other brands

same color, different line

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