Vista Paint 7229
Vista Paint Pantry Plum 7229 on a living wall, black paint, hex #4C5059
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Pantry Plum

Color familyBlack
Code familyK
Hex#4C5059
RGB76, 80, 89
CIE L*a*b*33.97, 0.50, -5.82
Light reflectance7.0

Hex and LRV verified against Vista Paint’s published color data · 2026

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About this color

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It is dark enough that the room, not the paint, becomes the thing you notice - though the blue cast keeps it from reading as flat black. 7229, from Vista Paint.

With an LRV this low (7.0), a room relies entirely on its fixtures; the paint gives nothing back. In dim, ambient light this reads as a flat, undifferentiated dark; it takes a direct light source for the blue cast to surface at all.

Next to it, white trim reads brighter and cooler than it does anywhere else in the house - the gap in light reflectance is what does that, not the trim paint itself. 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 7.0, 46 and 85 on the light-reflectance scale, for reference).

On the wall opposite the room's main window, this catches the most daylight available and is the one wall where the color reads true rather than flat. Vista Paint Diamond Heights makes a good second wall color here - different enough to read as a real choice, close enough to still feel related (about 29 points apart in light reflectance).

Eggshell can work if the wall is in excellent condition, but matte is the more forgiving default for a color at the bottom of the scale.

Dunn-Edwards Black Pearl (DEA186) runs close enough - delta-E 1.39 - that swapping brands should not change how the room looks. This is a relatively uncrowded spot in the spectrum - just 1 color from other brands come this close.

Nearly everything Vista Paint makes is lighter than this: 45 of their 2,742 colors sit below it. Vista Paint lists it in the K codes, alongside 1,318 other colors.

LIGHT REFLECTANCE7.0of 100
UNDERTONEblue castchroma 5.8
HUE ANGLE274.9°CIE Lab
CLOSEST MATCHΔE 1.39Black Pearl

FAQ

7 questions, answered from the measurements
Is Vista Paint Pantry Plum warm or cool?

Vista Paint Pantry Plum is a cool color: its hue angle is 275° in CIE Lab at a chroma of 5.8, with a blue cast.

What is the LRV of Vista Paint Pantry Plum?

The light reflectance value (LRV) of Vista Paint Pantry Plum (7229) is 7.0, on a scale where 0 is absolute black and 100 is absolute white, which makes it a very dark color.

What colors go with Vista Paint Pantry Plum?

Measured on the color wheel, Vista Paint Pantry Plum pairs with Vista Paint Nightfall (0340, complement), Behr Voodoo (S570-7, analogous, warmer), Benjamin Moore Stonecutter (2135-20, analogous, cooler), Vista Paint Diamond Heights (8296, soft accent).

What is the hex code for Vista Paint Pantry Plum?

Vista Paint Pantry Plum's hex value is #4C5059, RGB 76, 80, 89.

What color family is Vista Paint Pantry Plum in?

Vista Paint Pantry Plum is classified as a black, with a blue cast.

What is the Pantone equivalent of Vista Paint Pantry Plum?

The nearest Pantone TCX color to Vista Paint Pantry Plum is 19-4215 TCX Turbulence, delta-E 2.14; the nearest RAL Classic is RAL 7015 Slate grey, delta-E 3.08.

What color is closest to Vista Paint Pantry Plum in another brand?

The closest cross-brand match to Vista Paint Pantry Plum is Dunn-Edwards Black Pearl (DEA186), at a delta-E of 1.39.

Color codes

every notation, from the hex
HEX#4C5059
RGB76, 80, 89
CMYK15%, 10%, 0%, 65%
HSL222°, 8%, 32%
HSV222°, 15%, 35%
CIE Lab33.97, 0.5, -5.82
LCh33.97, 5.84, 274.9°
XYZ7.65, 7.99, 10.59
Pantone (nearest)19-4215 TCX Turbulence · ΔE 2.14
RAL (nearest)RAL 7015 Slate grey · ΔE 3.08

Nearest Pantone & RAL

by delta-E
19-4215 TCX TurbulenceΔE 2.14
19-3910 TCX Iron GateΔE 2.62
19-4220 TCX Dark SlateΔE 2.75
RAL 7015 Slate greyΔE 3.08
RAL 7024 Graphite greyΔE 3.19

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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