Comparison

Mountain Smoke vs Hidcote Manor

Valspar 6004-2B and Vista Paint 8439, ΔE 1.92 apart

Valspar Mountain Smoke 6004-2B on a wall, hex #817B72
Mountain Smoke Valspar 6004-2B
Vista Paint Hidcote Manor 8439 on a wall, hex #867E73
Hidcote Manor Vista Paint 8439
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 1.92Twins, almost. Only daylight on a big wall tells them apart.

Valspar Mountain Smoke (6004-2B) and Vista Paint Hidcote Manor (8439) measure a delta-E of 1.92 apart. They sit within 0 LRV points of each other, so neither will look brighter than the other on the same wall. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 5.8 and 7.1. The undertones part company: Mountain Smoke reads as a yellow cast at hue angle 84.0 degrees, Hidcote Manor as a yellow undertone at 81.7. The difference is measurable but subtle. It shows on a large wall in strong daylight and disappears under lamplight. If you need the Mountain Smoke depth in Vista Paint's line, start from its LRV of 20.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Valspar Mountain Smoke the same color as Vista Paint Hidcote Manor?

Not quite, but close - Valspar Mountain Smoke and Vista Paint Hidcote Manor are delta-E 1.92 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Valspar Mountain Smoke and Vista Paint Hidcote Manor?

The measured color distance between Valspar Mountain Smoke and Vista Paint Hidcote Manor is delta-E 1.92.

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 1.92 Mountain Smoke and Hidcote Manor
LIGHTESTMountain Smoke LRV 20.0
DARKESTMountain Smoke LRV 20.0
SPREAD0LRV points

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measured values
Mountain Smoke Hidcote Manor
Brand Valspar Vista Paint
Code 6004-2B 8439
Hex #817B72 #867E73
Light reflectance 20.0 20.0
Undertone yellow cast yellow undertone
Chroma 5.8 7.1
Hue angle 84.0° 81.7°
Color family gray tan

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