Comparison

Silver City vs Tentative Dawn

Dunn-Edwards DE6337 and Vista Paint 7204, ΔE 1.28 apart

Dunn-Edwards Silver City DE6337 on a wall, hex #E3E5E8
Silver City Dunn-Edwards DE6337
Vista Paint Tentative Dawn 7204 on a wall, hex #E4E4E9
Tentative Dawn Vista Paint 7204
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 1.28Twins, almost. Only daylight on a big wall tells them apart.

Dunn-Edwards Silver City (DE6337) and Vista Paint Tentative Dawn (7204) measure a delta-E of 1.28 apart. Silver City is 4.2 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 1.7 and 2.6. The undertones part company: Silver City reads as a cool blue-gray at hue angle 266.0 degrees, Tentative Dawn as a cool violet-gray at 290.4. The difference is measurable but subtle. It shows on a large wall in strong daylight and disappears under lamplight. If you need the Tentative Dawn depth in Dunn-Edwards's line, start from its LRV of 74.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Dunn-Edwards Silver City the same color as Vista Paint Tentative Dawn?

Not quite, but close - Dunn-Edwards Silver City and Vista Paint Tentative Dawn are delta-E 1.28 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Dunn-Edwards Silver City and Vista Paint Tentative Dawn?

The measured color distance between Dunn-Edwards Silver City and Vista Paint Tentative Dawn is delta-E 1.28.

Which is lighter, Dunn-Edwards Silver City or Vista Paint Tentative Dawn?

Dunn-Edwards Silver City is lighter than Vista Paint Tentative Dawn by 4.2 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 1.28 Silver City and Tentative Dawn
LIGHTESTSilver City LRV 78.2
DARKESTTentative Dawn LRV 74.0
SPREAD4.2LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Silver City Tentative Dawn
Brand Dunn-Edwards Vista Paint
Code DE6337 7204
Hex #E3E5E8 #E4E4E9
Light reflectance 78.2 74.0
Undertone cool blue-gray cool violet-gray
Chroma 1.7 2.6
Hue angle 266.0° 290.4°
Color family gray gray

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