Comparison

Garden Ochre vs Farmhouse Ochre

Valspar 3005-5A and Vista Paint 1345, ΔE 2.75 apart

Valspar Garden Ochre 3005-5A on a wall, hex #B9803C
Garden Ochre Valspar 3005-5A
Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre 1345 on a wall, hex #B78340
Farmhouse Ochre Vista Paint 1345
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 2.75Close cousins. Paint a sample of each before you choose.

Valspar Garden Ochre (3005-5A) and Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre (1345) measure a delta-E of 2.75 apart. Farmhouse Ochre is 10 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Garden Ochre holds more color, chroma 47.3 against 45.2, so it grays out less in dim light. The undertones part company: Garden Ochre reads as a orange at hue angle 71.0 degrees, Farmhouse Ochre as a yellow at 73.2. Close, but a large sample of each will show the gap, particularly against white trim. If you need the Garden Ochre depth in Vista Paint's line, start from its LRV of 26.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Valspar Garden Ochre the same color as Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre?

Not quite, but close - Valspar Garden Ochre and Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre are delta-E 2.75 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Valspar Garden Ochre and Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre?

The measured color distance between Valspar Garden Ochre and Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre is delta-E 2.75.

Which is lighter, Valspar Garden Ochre or Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre?

Vista Paint Farmhouse Ochre is lighter than Valspar Garden Ochre by 10 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 2.75 Garden Ochre and Farmhouse Ochre
LIGHTESTFarmhouse Ochre LRV 36.0
DARKESTGarden Ochre LRV 26.0
SPREAD10LRV points

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measured values
Garden Ochre Farmhouse Ochre
Brand Valspar Vista Paint
Code 3005-5A 1345
Hex #B9803C #B78340
Light reflectance 26.0 36.0
Undertone orange yellow
Chroma 47.3 45.2
Hue angle 71.0° 73.2°
Color family orange orange

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