Cross-brand matchCross-brand matchVista Paint 0218 translated into the PPG line
The closest PPG paint to Vista Paint Drifting Sand (0218) is Simmering Smoke 1019-4, a delta-E of 1.78 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.
Simmering Smoke is 1 LRV points darker, so the room will read slightly deeper. Undertone reads as orange cast against yellow undertone, at chroma 6.3 and 7.5.
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.
| PPG color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmering Smoke1019-4 | 1.78 | 36.0 | orange cast | Compare |
| Winter's Nap1018-4 | 2.29 | 35.0 | orange cast | Compare |
| Stonehenge Greige1024-5 | 2.75 | 34.0 | yellow undertone | Compare |
| Sharkskin1025-4 | 3.4 | 40.0 | yellow undertone | Compare |
| Hot Stone1007-4 | 3.44 | 40.0 | yellow cast | Compare |
| Gray By Me1008-4 | 3.48 | 32.0 | yellow undertone | Compare |