Comparison

Baked Cookie vs Pinecone Path

Sherwin-Williams SW 9098 and Vista Paint 8565, ΔE 1.81 apart

Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie SW 9098 on a wall, hex #89674A
Baked Cookie Sherwin-Williams SW 9098
Vista Paint Pinecone Path 8565 on a wall, hex #8A664C
Pinecone Path Vista Paint 8565
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 1.81Twins, almost. Only daylight on a big wall tells them apart.

Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie (SW 9098) and Vista Paint Pinecone Path (8565) measure a delta-E of 1.81 apart. Baked Cookie is 1.6 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 23.7 and 23.1. The difference is measurable but subtle. It shows on a large wall in strong daylight and disappears under lamplight. If you need the Pinecone Path depth in Sherwin-Williams's line, start from its LRV of 14.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie the same color as Vista Paint Pinecone Path?

Not quite, but close - Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie and Vista Paint Pinecone Path are delta-E 1.81 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie and Vista Paint Pinecone Path?

The measured color distance between Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie and Vista Paint Pinecone Path is delta-E 1.81.

Which is lighter, Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie or Vista Paint Pinecone Path?

Sherwin-Williams Baked Cookie is lighter than Vista Paint Pinecone Path by 1.6 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 1.81 Baked Cookie and Pinecone Path
LIGHTESTBaked Cookie LRV 15.6
DARKESTPinecone Path LRV 14.0
SPREAD1.6LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Baked Cookie Pinecone Path
Brand Sherwin-Williams Vista Paint
Code SW 9098 8565
Hex #89674A #8A664C
Light reflectance 15.6 14.0
Undertone orange orange
Chroma 23.7 23.1
Hue angle 65.8° 61.7°
Color family tan tan

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