Comparison

Yellow Ground vs Summer's End

Farrow & Ball 218 and Vista Paint 1017, ΔE 24.32 apart

Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground 218 on a wall, hex #EDCC8A
Yellow Ground Farrow & Ball 218
Vista Paint Summer's End 1017 on a wall, hex #DA966C
Summer's End Vista Paint 1017
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 24.32Not even close. Pick the one you actually want.

Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground (218) and Vista Paint Summer's End (1017) measure a delta-E of 24.32 apart. Yellow Ground is 25 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 37.3 and 38.5. The undertones part company: Yellow Ground reads as a yellow at hue angle 85.6 degrees, Summer's End as a orange at 57.2. These read as related but distinct. Sample both before committing. If you need the Summer's End depth in Farrow & Ball's line, start from its LRV of 38.0 rather than matching by name.

What is the difference between Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground and Vista Paint Summer's End?

Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground and Vista Paint Summer's End are delta-E 24.32 apart - a difference that shows up on a wall, not just side by side on two chips.

What is the delta-E between Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground and Vista Paint Summer's End?

The measured color distance between Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground and Vista Paint Summer's End is delta-E 24.32.

Which is lighter, Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground or Vista Paint Summer's End?

Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground is lighter than Vista Paint Summer's End by 25 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 24.32 Yellow Ground and Summer's End
LIGHTESTYellow Ground LRV 63.0
DARKESTSummer's End LRV 38.0
SPREAD25LRV points

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measured values
Yellow Ground Summer's End
Brand Farrow & Ball Vista Paint
Code 218 1017
Hex #EDCC8A #DA966C
Light reflectance 63.0 38.0
Undertone yellow orange
Chroma 37.3 38.5
Hue angle 85.6° 57.2°
Color family orange orange

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