Cross-brand match

Gray Whale Cove in PPG

Vista Paint 8247 translated into the PPG line

Vista Paint Gray Whale Cove 8247 on a wall, hex #72767D
PPG Improbable 1011-5 on a wall, hex #6E7376

The closest PPG paint to Vista Paint Gray Whale Cove (8247) is Improbable 1011-5, a delta-E of 2.76 away — the nearest PPG makes, and near enough for most rooms, but it is not an exact copy.

Improbable is 1 LRV points darker, so the room will read slightly deeper. Undertone reads as true neutral against blue cast, at chroma 2.6 and 4.4.

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.

NEARESTImprobable1011-5
DISTANCEΔE 2.76CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE17.0 against 18.0
HEX#6E7376against #72767D

Ranked matches in PPG

closest first
PPG colorΔE LRV Undertone
Improbable1011-5 2.76 17.0 true neutral Compare
Sheffield Gray1041-6 3.14 18.0 blue undertone Compare
Volcanic Ash1012-6 3.23 18.0 true neutral Compare
Phantom1036-6 4.11 19.0 teal cast Compare
In The Shadows1039-6 4.56 15.0 blue cast Compare
Night Rendezvous1037-5 5.32 18.0 teal undertone Compare

Gray Whale Cove in other brands

same color, different line

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