Comparison

Billowing Clouds vs Sweet and Sassy

Dunn-Edwards DE6009 and Vista Paint 8203, ΔE 1.2 apart

Dunn-Edwards Billowing Clouds DE6009 on a wall, hex #E7D9DB
Billowing Clouds Dunn-Edwards DE6009
Vista Paint Sweet and Sassy 8203 on a wall, hex #E9DADE
Sweet and Sassy Vista Paint 8203
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 1.2Twins, almost. Only daylight on a big wall tells them apart.

Dunn-Edwards Billowing Clouds (DE6009) and Vista Paint Sweet and Sassy (8203) measure a delta-E of 1.2 apart. They sit within 0.7 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 5.2 and 5.8. The difference is measurable but subtle. It shows on a large wall in strong daylight and disappears under lamplight. If you need the Sweet and Sassy depth in Dunn-Edwards's line, start from its LRV of 71.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Dunn-Edwards Billowing Clouds the same color as Vista Paint Sweet and Sassy?

Not quite, but close - Dunn-Edwards Billowing Clouds and Vista Paint Sweet and Sassy are delta-E 1.2 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Dunn-Edwards Billowing Clouds and Vista Paint Sweet and Sassy?

The measured color distance between Dunn-Edwards Billowing Clouds and Vista Paint Sweet and Sassy is delta-E 1.2.

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 1.2 Billowing Clouds and Sweet and Sassy
LIGHTESTBillowing Clouds LRV 71.7
DARKESTSweet and Sassy LRV 71.0
SPREAD0.7LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Billowing Clouds Sweet and Sassy
Brand Dunn-Edwards Vista Paint
Code DE6009 8203
Hex #E7D9DB #E9DADE
Light reflectance 71.7 71.0
Undertone pink cast pink cast
Chroma 5.2 5.8
Hue angle 8.1° 358.8°
Color family gray gray

Each on its own

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