Comparison

Shasta Lake vs Prairie Night

Behr M490-7 and Vista Paint 7341, ΔE 1.98 apart

Behr Shasta Lake M490-7 on a wall, hex #355C74
Shasta Lake Behr M490-7
Vista Paint Prairie Night 7341 on a wall, hex #3A5A71
Prairie Night Vista Paint 7341
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 1.98Twins, almost. Only daylight on a big wall tells them apart.

Behr Shasta Lake (M490-7) and Vista Paint Prairie Night (7341) measure a delta-E of 1.98 apart. Shasta Lake is 2 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 19 and 17.4. The difference is measurable but subtle. It shows on a large wall in strong daylight and disappears under lamplight. If you need the Prairie Night depth in Behr's line, start from its LRV of 8.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Behr Shasta Lake the same color as Vista Paint Prairie Night?

Not quite, but close - Behr Shasta Lake and Vista Paint Prairie Night are delta-E 1.98 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Behr Shasta Lake and Vista Paint Prairie Night?

The measured color distance between Behr Shasta Lake and Vista Paint Prairie Night is delta-E 1.98.

Which is lighter, Behr Shasta Lake or Vista Paint Prairie Night?

Behr Shasta Lake is lighter than Vista Paint Prairie Night by 2 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 1.98 Shasta Lake and Prairie Night
LIGHTESTShasta Lake LRV 10.0
DARKESTPrairie Night LRV 8.0
SPREAD2LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Shasta Lake Prairie Night
Brand Behr Vista Paint
Code M490-7 7341
Hex #355C74 #3A5A71
Light reflectance 10.0 8.0
Undertone blue blue
Chroma 19.0 17.4
Hue angle 250.3° 253.9°
Color family black black

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