Farrow & Ball 294 translated into the Vista Paint line
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.
| Vista Paint color | ΔE | 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 |