Comparison

Summer Night vs Prairie Night

Dunn-Edwards DE5811 and Vista Paint 7341, ΔE 2.95 apart

Dunn-Edwards Summer Night DE5811 on a wall, hex #36576A
Summer Night Dunn-Edwards DE5811
Vista Paint Prairie Night 7341 on a wall, hex #3A5A71
Prairie Night Vista Paint 7341
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 2.95Close cousins. Paint a sample of each before you choose.

Dunn-Edwards Summer Night (DE5811) and Vista Paint Prairie Night (7341) measure a delta-E of 2.95 apart. They sit within 0.6 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 16 and 17.4. Close, but a large sample of each will show the gap, particularly against white trim. If you need the Prairie Night depth in Dunn-Edwards's line, start from its LRV of 8.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Dunn-Edwards Summer Night the same color as Vista Paint Prairie Night?

Not quite, but close - Dunn-Edwards Summer Night and Vista Paint Prairie Night are delta-E 2.95 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Dunn-Edwards Summer Night and Vista Paint Prairie Night?

The measured color distance between Dunn-Edwards Summer Night and Vista Paint Prairie Night is delta-E 2.95.

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 2.95 Summer Night and Prairie Night
LIGHTESTSummer Night LRV 8.6
DARKESTPrairie Night LRV 8.0
SPREAD0.6LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Summer Night Prairie Night
Brand Dunn-Edwards Vista Paint
Code DE5811 7341
Hex #36576A #3A5A71
Light reflectance 8.6 8.0
Undertone blue blue
Chroma 16.0 17.4
Hue angle 246.7° 253.9°
Color family black black

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