Comparison

Spice Is Nice vs Pale Pollen

PPG 1090-2 and Vista Paint 7889, ΔE 2.7 apart

PPG Spice Is Nice 1090-2 on a wall, hex #EBD0A4
Spice Is Nice PPG 1090-2
Vista Paint Pale Pollen 7889 on a wall, hex #E3CA9C
Pale Pollen Vista Paint 7889
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 2.7Close cousins. Paint a sample of each before you choose.

PPG Spice Is Nice (1090-2) and Vista Paint Pale Pollen (7889) measure a delta-E of 2.7 apart. Spice Is Nice is 5 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 25.5 and 26.3. Close, but a large sample of each will show the gap, particularly against white trim. If you need the Pale Pollen depth in PPG's line, start from its LRV of 59.0 rather than matching by name.

Is PPG Spice Is Nice the same color as Vista Paint Pale Pollen?

Not quite, but close - PPG Spice Is Nice and Vista Paint Pale Pollen are delta-E 2.7 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between PPG Spice Is Nice and Vista Paint Pale Pollen?

The measured color distance between PPG Spice Is Nice and Vista Paint Pale Pollen is delta-E 2.7.

Which is lighter, PPG Spice Is Nice or Vista Paint Pale Pollen?

PPG Spice Is Nice is lighter than Vista Paint Pale Pollen by 5 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 2.7 Spice Is Nice and Pale Pollen
LIGHTESTSpice Is Nice LRV 64.0
DARKESTPale Pollen LRV 59.0
SPREAD5LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Spice Is Nice Pale Pollen
Brand PPG Vista Paint
Code 1090-2 7889
Hex #EBD0A4 #E3CA9C
Light reflectance 64.0 59.0
Undertone yellow yellow
Chroma 25.5 26.3
Hue angle 83.2° 85.5°
Color family orange orange

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