Cross-brand match

Burning Idea in Valspar

Vista Paint 0373 translated into the Valspar line

Vista Paint Burning Idea 0373 on a wall, hex #938F77
Valspar Sweet Carolina 5008-2A on a wall, hex #938C75

The closest Valspar paint to Vista Paint Burning Idea (0373) is Sweet Carolina 5008-2A, a delta-E of 1.61 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.

Sweet Carolina is 2 LRV points darker, so the room will read slightly deeper. Undertone reads as yellow undertone against yellow undertone, at chroma 13.3 and 13.6.

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.

NEARESTSweet Carolina5008-2A
DISTANCEΔE 1.61CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE26.0 against 28.0
HEX#938C75against #938F77

Ranked matches in Valspar

closest first
Valspar colorΔE LRV Undertone
Sweet Carolina5008-2A 1.61 26.0 yellow undertone Compare
Blanched Thyme6001-4A 3.43 26.0 yellow Compare
Sandalwood6008-2B 5.72 23.0 yellow Compare
Stone Manor6006-2A 5.77 26.0 yellow undertone Compare
Leafy Rise5007-4A 6.27 27.0 yellow-green Compare
Artichoke6003-2A 6.84 24.0 yellow undertone Compare

Burning Idea in other brands

same color, different line

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