Match Blue Smoke
PPG Blue Smoke is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 73. 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 75 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 73 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 73 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 75 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Blue Smoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Blue Smoke the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Blue Smoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (79 vs 73) makes Gauze - Mid the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Blue Smoke the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Signal White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 73), opening up a space where Blue Smoke encloses it. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.