Savoy

Filed as neutral, carried by a cool violet-gray that shows more in a large room than on a small chip. Vista Paint lists it as Savoy (1316).

At chroma 4.3 the cool violet-gray shows up against a neutral background and disappears against anything with stronger colour. 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.

53.0 on the light-reflectance scale puts it in the middle third, which is the part of the scale with the fewest surprises. Open-plan walls, hallways, anywhere the color has to work in several exposures at once.

If a second wall color is wanted in the same room, Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse keeps the jump obvious rather than muddy (roughly 37.3 LRV points from this one).

Switching brands, Sherwin-Williams Grape Mist (SW 6548) is the closest equivalent at delta-E 1.71, near enough for most rooms. Only 1 other-brand color land within delta-E 2 of this one, which makes it comparatively unusual. Eggshell is a common middle ground here - enough durability for a lived-in room without the sheen that would draw attention to wall imperfections.

It is lighter than 56 percent of the Vista Paint range. The name is not unique: Dutch Boy DCP-1316 also sells a color called Savoy, and it is not the same shade. Vista Paint lists it in the C codes, alongside 1,421 other colors.