Comparison

Foxfire Brown vs Mandalay Road

PPG 1069-6 and Vista Paint 0039, ΔE 5 apart

PPG Foxfire Brown 1069-6 on a wall, hex #9F6949
Foxfire Brown PPG 1069-6
Vista Paint Mandalay Road 0039 on a wall, hex #A36952
Mandalay Road Vista Paint 0039
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 5Related, but your eyes will notice. These are different choices.

PPG Foxfire Brown (1069-6) and Vista Paint Mandalay Road (0039) measure a delta-E of 5 apart. Mandalay Road is 2 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 32.3 and 30.5. The undertones part company: Foxfire Brown reads as a orange at hue angle 56.0 degrees, Mandalay Road as a red at 47.5. These read as related but distinct. Sample both before committing. If you need the Foxfire Brown depth in Vista Paint's line, start from its LRV of 17.0 rather than matching by name.

What is the difference between PPG Foxfire Brown and Vista Paint Mandalay Road?

PPG Foxfire Brown and Vista Paint Mandalay Road are delta-E 5 apart - a difference that shows up on a wall, not just side by side on two chips.

What is the delta-E between PPG Foxfire Brown and Vista Paint Mandalay Road?

The measured color distance between PPG Foxfire Brown and Vista Paint Mandalay Road is delta-E 5.

Which is lighter, PPG Foxfire Brown or Vista Paint Mandalay Road?

Vista Paint Mandalay Road is lighter than PPG Foxfire Brown by 2 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 5 Foxfire Brown and Mandalay Road
LIGHTESTMandalay Road LRV 19.0
DARKESTFoxfire Brown LRV 17.0
SPREAD2LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Foxfire Brown Mandalay Road
Brand PPG Vista Paint
Code 1069-6 0039
Hex #9F6949 #A36952
Light reflectance 17.0 19.0
Undertone orange red
Chroma 32.3 30.5
Hue angle 56.0° 47.5°
Color family orange orange

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