Fallen Leaf

This is a statement first and a wall color second. Vista Paint lists it as Fallen Leaf (8557).

At chroma 30.2 it will not sit quietly next to another strong color. Best reserved for rooms you pass through or visit rather than ones you spend hours in - the intensity that makes a strong first impression can tire the eye over a full day.

Warm bulbs make it warmer still; daylight bulbs cool it back toward neutral. 19.0 on the light-reflectance scale is unremarkable on its own; the chroma is what actually drives how this color behaves.

This is one of the colors that can change identity with the light - somewhere between orange and red, and near enough to the line between them (10°) that both readings are fair. Worth checking before committing to a full wall: blues and cool greys nearby - in a floor, a rug, a piece of furniture - will read as a clash here, not a complement, since the two colors sit at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Next to it, white trim reads brighter and cooler than it does anywhere else in the house - the gap in light reflectance is what does that, not the trim paint itself. The safest multi-color scheme moves from this dark wall to a noticeably lighter secondary tone, then to a near-white ceiling - three genuinely different depths rather than three shades of the same idea (LRV 19.0, 52 and 85, if you're matching by the numbers).

If a second wall color is wanted in the same room, Vista Paint Sacred Spring keeps the jump obvious rather than muddy (roughly 41 LRV points from this one). A flatter finish keeps this much color from creating harsh reflections.

Switching brands, PPG Cinnamon Twist (1081-6) is the closest equivalent at delta-E 1.44, near enough for most rooms. Only 2 other-brand colors land within delta-E 2 of this one, which makes it comparatively unusual.

It is lighter than 16 percent of the Vista Paint range. The name is not unique: Benjamin Moore CSP-330 also sells a color called Fallen Leaf, and it is not the same shade. Vista Paint lists it in the K codes, alongside 1,318 other colors.