Cross-brand match

John's Blue in Farrow & Ball

Vista Paint 0617 translated into the Farrow & Ball line

Vista Paint John's Blue 0617 on a wall, hex #87A4C0
Farrow & Ball Lulworth Blue 89 on a wall, hex #9EB6C8

The closest Farrow & Ball paint to Vista Paint John's Blue (0617) is Lulworth Blue 89, a delta-E of 8.89 away — the closest Farrow & Ball has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.

Lulworth Blue is 8.9 LRV points lighter, so the room will read slightly brighter. Undertone reads as blue undertone against blue, at chroma 12.6 and 18.0.

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.

NEARESTLulworth Blue89
DISTANCEΔE 8.89CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE44.9 against 36.0
HEX#9EB6C8against #87A4C0

Ranked matches in Farrow & Ball

closest first
Farrow & Ball colorΔE LRV Undertone
Lulworth Blue89 8.89 44.9 blue undertone Compare
Cook's Blue237 9.46 25.9 blue Compare
Stone Blue86 11.44 27.6 teal undertone Compare
St Giles Blue280 12.26 30.0 blue Compare
Parma Gray27 15.61 50.1 cool blue-gray Compare
Oval Room Blue85 16.12 31.0 teal undertone Compare

John's Blue in other brands

same color, different line

Full detail on John's Blue