Vista Paint 8646 translated into the Dutch Boy line
The closest Dutch Boy paint to Vista Paint Mocha Java (8646) is Ashton Grey VS-9303, a delta-E of 12.33 away — the closest Dutch Boy has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.
Light reflectance is effectively identical, 13.0 against 13.1. Undertone reads as yellow undertone against red undertone, at chroma 7.2 and 13.4.
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.
| Dutch Boy color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton GreyVS-9303 | 12.33 | 13.1 | yellow undertone | Compare |
| Silver GrayD-6730 | 13.34 | 21.2 | yellow undertone | Compare |
| Seal of GreyVS-9301 | 16.13 | 9.5 | true neutral | Compare |
| Mud PieVS-9501 | 16.23 | 6.8 | orange | Compare |
| MapleD-6784 | 16.51 | 11.0 | orange | Compare |
| Natural GrayVS-9332 | 16.95 | 24.2 | true neutral | Compare |