Vista Paint 1228 translated into the Farrow & Ball line
The closest Farrow & Ball paint to Vista Paint Petunia Patty (1228) is Pelt 254, a delta-E of 1.81 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.
Light reflectance is effectively identical, 7.0 against 6.7. Undertone reads as purple undertone against purple undertone, at chroma 8.8 and 8.9.
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.
| Farrow & Ball color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelt254 | 1.81 | 6.7 | purple undertone | Compare |
| Paean Black294 | 6.19 | 5.9 | purple cast | Compare |
| Brinjal222 | 7.36 | 7.0 | pink undertone | Compare |
| Mahogany36 | 7.67 | 6.9 | red cast | Compare |
| Tanner's Brown255 | 7.72 | 7.1 | true neutral | Compare |
| Off-Black57 | 9.01 | 6.3 | true neutral | Compare |