Vista Paint 0479 translated into the PPG line
The closest PPG paint to Vista Paint Stairway to Heaven (0479) is Volcanic Ash 1012-6, a delta-E of 2.99 away — the nearest PPG makes, and near enough for most rooms, but it is not an exact copy.
Light reflectance is effectively identical, 18.0 against 18.0. Undertone reads as true neutral against green cast, at chroma 3.0 and 3.7.
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.
| PPG color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Ash1012-6 | 2.99 | 18.0 | true neutral | Compare |
| Up In Smoke1010-6 | 3.07 | 16.0 | true neutral | Compare |
| Phantom1036-6 | 3.3 | 19.0 | teal cast | Compare |
| Improbable1011-5 | 3.86 | 17.0 | true neutral | Compare |
| Armory1009-6 | 5.14 | 14.0 | yellow-green cast | Compare |
| Gunmetal Gray1033-6 | 5.14 | 14.0 | yellow-green cast | Compare |