Cross-brand match

Meringue in Valspar

Vista Paint 0696 translated into the Valspar line

Vista Paint Meringue 0696 on a wall, hex #289F90
Valspar Salamander 6001-8B on a wall, hex #629C80

The closest Valspar paint to Vista Paint Meringue (0696) is Salamander 6001-8B, a delta-E of 14.29 away — the closest Valspar has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.

Light reflectance is effectively identical, 27.0 against 27.0. Undertone reads as green against green, at chroma 26.9 and 35.5.

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.

NEARESTSalamander6001-8B
DISTANCEΔE 14.29CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE27.0 against 27.0
HEX#629C80against #289F90

Ranked matches in Valspar

closest first
Valspar colorΔE LRV Undertone
Salamander6001-8B 14.29 27.0 green Compare
Gone Fishing5004-8A 17.67 28.0 teal Compare
Spearmint Burst6003-10A 20.28 40.0 green Compare
Cool Bluegrass5005-6A 20.31 23.0 green Compare
Divot6003-10B 20.48 32.0 green Compare
Kelp6001-8A 21.08 44.0 green Compare

Meringue in other brands

same color, different line

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