Cross-brand matchCross-brand matchVista Paint 0442 translated into the Dutch Boy line
The closest Dutch Boy paint to Vista Paint Dowager (0442) is Smoky Gray VS-9305, a delta-E of 4.18 away — the closest Dutch Boy has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.
Smoky Gray is 2.8 LRV points lighter, so the room will read slightly brighter. Undertone reads as yellow cast against yellow-green cast, at chroma 4.5 and 6.3.
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.
| Dutch Boy color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky GrayVS-9305 | 4.18 | 29.8 | yellow cast | Compare |
| Camel's HumpDCP-0219 | 5.88 | 28.7 | yellow cast | Compare |
| Natural GrayVS-9332 | 6.71 | 24.2 | true neutral | Compare |
| Silver GrayD-6730 | 10.38 | 21.2 | yellow undertone | Compare |
| Baby SproutDCP-0134 | 14.3 | 38.5 | red undertone | Compare |
| Drifting SandDCP-0218 | 14.74 | 44.7 | yellow cast | Compare |