This is a statement first and a wall color second. Vista Paint lists it as Mystic Tulip (1064).
At chroma 27.9 it will not sit quietly next to another strong color. On one wall of an otherwise neutral room, this reads as a deliberate choice rather than an overwhelming one.
It holds up in a north-facing room, which is where warmth is usually missing. 55.0 on the light-reflectance scale is unremarkable on its own; the chroma is what actually drives how this color behaves.
Not quite red, not quite orange - this sits right where the two meet, so the room's own lighting ends up deciding which one you actually see. Worth checking before committing to a full wall: blues and cool greys nearby - in a floor, a rug, a piece of furniture - will read as a clash here, not a complement, since the two colors sit at opposite ends of the spectrum.
The lighter the trim beside this, the more it will seem to glow - a side effect of the light-reflectance gap rather than anything special about the trim color. The safest multi-color scheme moves from this dark wall to a noticeably lighter secondary tone, then to a near-white ceiling - three genuinely different depths rather than three shades of the same idea (LRV 55.0, 70 and 85, if you're matching by the numbers).
If a second wall color is wanted in the same room, Dunn-Edwards Distant Horizon keeps the jump obvious rather than muddy (roughly 37.7 LRV points from this one). A flatter finish keeps this much color from creating harsh reflections.
Behr Just Blush (180A-3) runs close enough - delta-E 1.85 - that swapping brands should not change how the room looks. Only 1 other-brand color land within delta-E 2 of this one, which makes it comparatively unusual.
It is lighter than 60 percent of the Vista Paint range. Vista Paint lists it in the C codes, alongside 1,421 other colors.
Vista Paint Mystic Tulip is a warm color: its hue angle is 38° in CIE Lab at a chroma of 27.9, with a red.
The light reflectance value (LRV) of Vista Paint Mystic Tulip (1064) is 55.0, on a scale where 0 is absolute black and 100 is absolute white, which makes it a light-to-mid color.
Measured on the color wheel, Vista Paint Mystic Tulip pairs with Dunn-Edwards Crystal River (DE5778, complement), PPG Creamy Custard (1204-3, analogous, warmer), Vista Paint Bunny Fluff (1107, analogous, cooler), Dunn-Edwards Distant Horizon (DEW377, soft accent).
Vista Paint Mystic Tulip's hex value is #F6B4A5, RGB 246, 180, 165.
Vista Paint Mystic Tulip is classified as a red, with a red.
The nearest Pantone TCX color to Vista Paint Mystic Tulip is 14-1418 TCX Peach Melba, delta-E 3.52; the nearest RAL Classic is RAL 3015 Light pink, delta-E 13.24. Neither is an exact match.
The closest cross-brand match to Vista Paint Mystic Tulip is Behr Just Blush (180A-3), at a delta-E of 1.85.
| HEX | #F6B4A5 |
| RGB | 246, 180, 165 |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 33%, 4% |
| HSL | 11°, 82%, 81% |
| HSV | 11°, 33%, 96% |
| CIE Lab | 79.01, 22.03, 17.1 |
| LCh | 79.01, 27.89, 37.8° |
| XYZ | 61.12, 54.96, 42.98 |
| Pantone (nearest) | 14-1418 TCX Peach Melba · ΔE 3.52 |
| RAL (nearest) | RAL 3015 Light pink · ΔE 13.24 |
| 14-1418 TCX Peach Melba | ΔE 3.52 | |
| 14-1419 TCX Peach Pearl | ΔE 4.53 | |
| 14-1318 TCX Coral Pink | ΔE 4.78 | |
| RAL 3015 Light pink | ΔE 13.24 |
Pantone TCX and RAL Classic are physical standards; these are their published sRGB approximations, so check a fan deck before specifying. Pantone® and RAL are trademarks of their respective owners.
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