Cross-brand match

Slippery Shale in Dutch Boy

Vista Paint 8328 translated into the Dutch Boy line

Vista Paint Slippery Shale 8328 on a wall, hex #878B85
Dutch Boy Natural Gray VS-9332 on a wall, hex #878787

The closest Dutch Boy paint to Vista Paint Slippery Shale (8328) is Natural Gray VS-9332, a delta-E of 3.92 away — the closest Dutch Boy has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.

Natural Gray is 0.8 LRV points darker, so the room will read slightly deeper. Undertone reads as true neutral against yellow-green cast, at chroma 0.0 and 3.8.

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.

NEARESTNatural GrayVS-9332
DISTANCEΔE 3.92CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE24.2 against 25.0
HEX#878787against #878B85

Ranked matches in Dutch Boy

closest first
Dutch Boy colorΔE LRV Undertone
Natural GrayVS-9332 3.92 24.2 true neutral Compare
Smoky GrayVS-9305 4.53 29.8 yellow cast Compare
Camel's HumpDCP-0219 5.81 28.7 yellow cast Compare
Silver GrayD-6730 11 21.2 yellow undertone Compare
Baby SproutDCP-0134 14.28 38.5 red undertone Compare
Ashton GreyVS-9303 15.09 13.1 yellow undertone Compare

Slippery Shale in other brands

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