Cross-brand match

Merry Meredith in Valspar

Vista Paint 8711 translated into the Valspar line

Vista Paint Merry Meredith 8711 on a wall, hex #AE8891
Valspar Mellow Mauve 1004-7C on a wall, hex #A1878E

The closest Valspar paint to Vista Paint Merry Meredith (8711) is Mellow Mauve 1004-7C, a delta-E of 5.19 away — the closest Valspar has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.

Light reflectance is effectively identical, 27.0 against 26.9. Undertone reads as pink undertone against pink, at chroma 11.1 and 15.9.

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.

NEARESTMellow Mauve1004-7C
DISTANCEΔE 5.19CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE26.9 against 27.0
HEX#A1878Eagainst #AE8891

Ranked matches in Valspar

closest first
Valspar colorΔE LRV Undertone
Mellow Mauve1004-7C 5.19 26.9 pink undertone Compare
Edwardian Rose1007-5C 7.58 33.0 pink Compare
Cameo Pink1006-8A 7.66 34.0 red Compare
Dusty Lavender1002-7C 7.82 33.3 purple undertone Compare
Cherry Taupe1005-10A 9.13 31.0 red Compare
Bedroom Plum1004-8A 9.43 38.4 pink undertone Compare

Merry Meredith in other brands

same color, different line

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