Vista Paint 0574Vista Paint 0574The kind of neutral that changes name depending on the light, though the yellow cast underneath it stays put. 0574, from Vista Paint.
Chroma 4.5 - faint on a chip, unmistakable across a wall. Warm bulbs make it warmer still; daylight bulbs cool it back toward neutral.
At LRV 38.0 it sits where most rooms want a wall: light enough to feel open, dark enough to have a surface. A practical choice for rooms that will change decor over time, since a true neutral outlasts trends in furniture and textiles.
Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse makes a good second wall color here - different enough to read as a real choice, close enough to still feel related (about 52.3 points apart in light reflectance).
Switching brands, Behr Still Gray (N360-3) is the closest equivalent at delta-E 1.56, near enough for most rooms. 4 other-brand colors land within delta-E 2 of this one - a well-populated part of the spectrum with several near-equivalents to choose from. Matte holds the color truest; a subtle sheen will lift it half a shade under lamps.
It is lighter than 38 percent of the Vista Paint range. Vista Paint lists it in the C codes, alongside 1,421 other colors.
Vista Paint Shark Fin is a warm color: its hue angle is 100° in CIE Lab at a chroma of 4.5, with a yellow cast.
The light reflectance value (LRV) of Vista Paint Shark Fin (0574) is 38.0, on a scale where 0 is absolute black and 100 is absolute white, which makes it a mid-tone color.
Measured on the color wheel, Vista Paint Shark Fin pairs with Sherwin-Williams Vesper Violet (SW 6542, complement), Benjamin Moore Sea Haze (2137-50, analogous, warmer), Sherwin-Williams Polished Concrete (SW 9167, analogous, cooler), Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse (DEW385, soft accent).
Vista Paint Shark Fin's hex value is #A7A59D, RGB 167, 165, 157.
Vista Paint Shark Fin is classified as a gray, with a yellow cast.
The nearest Pantone TCX color to Vista Paint Shark Fin is 15-6304 TCX Pussywillow Gray, delta-E 3; the nearest RAL Classic is RAL 9006 White aluminium, delta-E 3.9.
The closest cross-brand match to Vista Paint Shark Fin is Behr Still Gray (N360-3), at a delta-E of 1.56.
| HEX | #A7A59D |
| RGB | 167, 165, 157 |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 6%, 35% |
| HSL | 48°, 5%, 64% |
| HSV | 48°, 6%, 65% |
| CIE Lab | 67.7, -0.75, 4.39 |
| LCh | 67.7, 4.45, 99.7° |
| XYZ | 35.48, 37.56, 37.27 |
| Pantone (nearest) | 15-6304 TCX Pussywillow Gray · ΔE 3 |
| RAL (nearest) | RAL 9006 White aluminium · ΔE 3.9 |
| 15-6304 TCX Pussywillow Gray | ΔE 3 | |
| 15-3800 TCX Porpoise | ΔE 3.3 | |
| 16-0207 TCX London Fog | ΔE 3.51 | |
| RAL 9006 White aluminium | ΔE 3.9 | |
| RAL 7004 Signal grey | ΔE 5.52 | |
| RAL 9022 Pearl light grey | ΔE 5.57 |
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.
Shades mix the color toward black, tints toward white. Click any step to find the paint colors closest to it.
One image with Shark Fin and its closest color at every other brand, measured by delta-E.
Agreeable GraySherwin-Williams SW 7029
Sea SaltSherwin-Williams SW 6204
BlackenedFarrow & Ball 2011
Pearly WhiteSherwin-Williams SW 7009
De NimesFarrow & Ball 299
Iron MountainBehr N520-5
MarshmallowSherwin-Williams SW 7001
Inchyra BlueFarrow & Ball 289
Winter IceBenjamin Moore 866
Smoky MountainDunn-Edwards DE6388
Wild AsterBenjamin Moore 1240
DoveBehr HDC-MD-21
London ClayFarrow & Ball 244
Silver StrandSherwin-Williams SW 7057
Charleston GrayFarrow & Ball 243
Stonington GrayBenjamin Moore HC-170
