ComparisonComparisonBenjamin Moore CSP-425 and Vista Paint 8697, ΔE 2.6 apart
Benjamin Moore Kept Love Letters (CSP-425) and Vista Paint Spring Thing (8697) measure a delta-E of 2.6 apart. Kept Love Letters is 5.5 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 10.2 and 11.9. The undertones part company: Kept Love Letters reads as a red undertone at hue angle 20.2 degrees, Spring Thing as a pink undertone at 12.6. Close, but a large sample of each will show the gap, particularly against white trim. If you need the Spring Thing depth in Benjamin Moore's line, start from its LRV of 48.0 rather than matching by name.
Not quite, but close - Benjamin Moore Kept Love Letters and Vista Paint Spring Thing are delta-E 2.6 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.
The measured color distance between Benjamin Moore Kept Love Letters and Vista Paint Spring Thing is delta-E 2.6.
Benjamin Moore Kept Love Letters is lighter than Vista Paint Spring Thing by 5.5 points of light reflectance (LRV).
| Kept Love Letters | Spring Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Vista Paint |
| Code | CSP-425 | 8697 |
| Hex | #D6BBBB | #D5B6B9 |
| Light reflectance | 53.5 | 48.0 |
| Undertone | red undertone | pink undertone |
| Chroma | 10.2 | 11.9 |
| Hue angle | 20.2° | 12.6° |
| Color family | red | red |