Cross-brand matchCross-brand matchVista Paint 8285 translated into the Valspar line
The closest Valspar paint to Vista Paint Contessa's Cape (8285) is Muted Ebony 4008-2C, a delta-E of 1.44 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.
Muted Ebony is 1.1 LRV points lighter, so the room will read slightly brighter. Undertone reads as true neutral against true neutral, at chroma 1.4 and 1.5.
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.
| Valspar color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muted Ebony4008-2C | 1.44 | 8.1 | true neutral | Compare |
| Sable Calm5002-2C | 2.34 | 7.3 | yellow-green cast | Compare |
| Blindfold4007-2C | 3.36 | 6.7 | true neutral | Compare |
| Muskeg Grey4005-2C | 3.53 | 6.4 | true neutral | Compare |
| Semi-Sweet4003-2C | 4.02 | 8.6 | orange cast | Compare |
| Hematite4006-2C | 4.59 | 7.0 | blue cast | Compare |