Match Be Yourself
PPG Be Yourself is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. 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 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (34 vs 28) makes Science Experiment the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Be Yourself reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Machine Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Be Yourself reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (38 vs 28) makes N391 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 12-point LRV gap (40 vs 28) makes Boxington the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Ochre yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Be Yourself reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (35 vs 28) makes Mexico the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 28) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 29.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.