Match Almost Aqua

PPG Almost Aqua is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 62. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3#98ddc5LRV 62

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Return to Paradise
Almost Aqua
Return to Paradise vs Almost Aqua
Benjamin Moore
Return to Paradise
2038-50 · LRV 62
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Pageant Green
Pageant Green
Almost Aqua
Pageant Green vs Almost Aqua
Behr
Pageant Green
MQ4-17 · LRV 55
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Almost Aqua the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Almost Aqua
Green Jewel
Green Jewel
Almost Aqua vs Green Jewel
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Green Jewel
6985 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Almost Aqua
San Juan Spritz
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62
PPG
San Juan Spritz
PPG17-29 · LRV 58

A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Almost Aqua the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Island Breeze
Island Breeze
Almost Aqua
Cloverdale Paint
Island Breeze
0693 · LRV 61
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

With LRVs of 62 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Almost Aqua
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2
Almost Aqua vs RAL 720-2
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.0Distinct
Marine Splash
Marine Splash
Almost Aqua
Marine Splash vs Almost Aqua
Dulux
Marine Splash
87GG 60/239 · LRV 60
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.4Distinct
Almost Aqua
Tiffany
Almost Aqua vs Tiffany
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62
Tikkurila
Tiffany
X370 · LRV 54

A 8-point LRV gap (62 vs 54) makes Almost Aqua the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.5Distinct
Arsenic
Arsenic
Almost Aqua
Arsenic vs Almost Aqua
Farrow & Ball
Arsenic
214 · LRV 37
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 37, Almost Aqua is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.6Distinct
Almost Aqua
Light green
Light green
Almost Aqua vs Light green
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62
RAL ClassicClassic
Light green
RAL 6027 · LRV 44

Almost Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Light green encloses it. At ΔE 15.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.8Distinct
Tabernacle
Almost Aqua
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

At ΔE 15.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.9Distinct
Almost Aqua
Crocodile Dreams
Almost Aqua vs Crocodile Dreams
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62
Valspar
Crocodile Dreams
5007-5A · LRV 68

Crocodile Dreams reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.6Distinct
Imagine
Imagine
Almost Aqua
Imagine vs Almost Aqua
Jotun
Imagine
6383 · LRV 49
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

Almost Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 49), opening up a space where Imagine encloses it. At ΔE 20.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.0Distinct
S 2005-G10Y
S 2005-G10Y
Almost Aqua
S 2005-G10Y vs Almost Aqua
NCS
S 2005-G10Y
S 2005-G10Y · LRV 53
PPG
Almost Aqua
PPG1229-3 · LRV 62

A 9-point LRV gap (62 vs 53) makes Almost Aqua the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 23.4Distinct