Cross-brand match

Merlot Magic in Valspar

Vista Paint AC126 translated into the Valspar line

Vista Paint Merlot Magic AC126 on a wall, hex #A94F5F
Valspar Pretty Peony 1006-3B on a wall, hex #AC5A66

The closest Valspar paint to Vista Paint Merlot Magic (AC126) is Pretty Peony 1006-3B, a delta-E of 4.83 away — the closest Valspar has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.

Pretty Peony is 2 LRV points lighter, so the room will read slightly brighter. Undertone reads as pink against pink, at chroma 35.7 and 39.5.

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.

NEARESTPretty Peony1006-3B
DISTANCEΔE 4.83CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE17.0 against 15.0
HEX#AC5A66against #A94F5F

Ranked matches in Valspar

closest first
Valspar colorΔE LRV Undertone
Pretty Peony1006-3B 4.83 17.0 pink Compare
Baked Bahama1006-3A 7.22 11.0 pink Compare
Sienna Dust1007-3A 8.15 15.0 pink Compare
Muted Red1008-5A 11.08 10.0 red Compare
Deep Rose2001-3A 11.16 14.0 red Compare
Playful Pink2001-3B 11.38 21.0 red Compare

Merlot Magic in other brands

same color, different line

Full detail on Merlot Magic