Match Awakening
PPG Awakening is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 37. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
With LRVs of 37 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (37 vs 34) makes Awakening the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Cinder Rose the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Awakening reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes White aluminium the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.