My Garden Party

Saturated enough that everything else in the room answers to it. Vista Paint files it as 7552.

Chroma 29.2 is high enough to dominate a room's palette rather than join it. Best reserved for rooms you pass through or visit rather than ones you spend hours in - the intensity that makes a strong first impression can tire the eye over a full day.

This is a color worth testing in the specific room it is going in - cool colors shift more than warm ones do between north and south walls. LRV 52.0 puts it in the middle of the scale, but saturation, not lightness, is what you will react to.

If the room already has pinks and warm blush tones in the floor, a rug, or the furniture, this color will fight it rather than sit well beside it - the two sit at opposite ends of the color spectrum, which is exactly why they clash instead of blend.

Warm metals - brass, aged gold, unlacquered fixtures - gain a contrast against this that they do not have against a lighter wall; it is a common reason people choose a color this deep in the first place. A natural scheme here moves in three clear steps: this color on the main wall, a noticeably lighter mid-tone for a second wall or built-in, and a near-white on the ceiling. Each jump should be obvious at a glance, not something you have to squint to tell apart (roughly 52.0, 69 and 85 on the light-reflectance scale, for reference).

For a secondary wall, Dunn-Edwards Angel Feather gives a natural step up in brightness without feeling like a mismatch (roughly 35.1 LRV points apart). If the wall needs to be washable, eggshell is the highest sheen worth considering before the color starts looking artificial under light.

Switching brands, Benjamin Moore Spring Fresh (591) is the closest equivalent at delta-E 1.71, near enough for most rooms. This is a relatively uncrowded spot in the spectrum - just 1 color from other brands come this close.

It is lighter than 55 percent of the Vista Paint range. Vista Paint lists it in the K codes, alongside 1,318 other colors.