ComparisonComparisonFarrow & Ball 43 and Vista Paint 8693, ΔE 8.1 apart
Farrow & Ball Eating Room Red (43) and Vista Paint Cheerful Cherry (8693) measure a delta-E of 8.1 apart. Eating Room Red is 2.4 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Eating Room Red holds more color, chroma 28.3 against 20.4, so it grays out less in dim light. The undertones part company: Eating Room Red reads as a red at hue angle 21.5 degrees, Cheerful Cherry as a pink at 19.2. These read as related but distinct. Sample both before committing. If you need the Cheerful Cherry depth in Farrow & Ball's line, start from its LRV of 9.0 rather than matching by name.
Farrow & Ball Eating Room Red and Vista Paint Cheerful Cherry are delta-E 8.1 apart - a difference that shows up on a wall, not just side by side on two chips.
The measured color distance between Farrow & Ball Eating Room Red and Vista Paint Cheerful Cherry is delta-E 8.1.
Farrow & Ball Eating Room Red is lighter than Vista Paint Cheerful Cherry by 2.4 points of light reflectance (LRV).
Farrow & Ball Eating Room Red carries more color than Vista Paint Cheerful Cherry - a higher chroma value means a more intense, less grey color.
| Eating Room Red | Cheerful Cherry | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Farrow & Ball | Vista Paint |
| Code | 43 | 8693 |
| Hex | #8B4D4F | #7C4F51 |
| Light reflectance | 11.4 | 9.0 |
| Undertone | red | pink |
| Chroma | 28.3 | 20.4 |
| Hue angle | 21.5° | 19.2° |
| Color family | red | red |