Match Blue Tang

PPG Blue Tang is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 7. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7#2a4b6eLRV 7

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.

Blue Tang
RAL 630-4
RAL 630-4
Blue Tang vs RAL 630-4
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 630-4
RAL 630-4 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4 — Subtle
Blue Tang
Commodore
Commodore
Blue Tang vs Commodore
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Commodore
6524 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7 — Subtle
Downpour Blue
Downpour Blue
Blue Tang
Downpour Blue vs Blue Tang
Benjamin Moore
Downpour Blue
2063-20 · LRV 7
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1 — Subtle
Blue Tang
Celestial Blue
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7
PPG
Celestial Blue
PPG1156-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.7 — Noticeable
Sapphire Salute
Sapphire Salute
Blue Tang
Sapphire Salute vs Blue Tang
Dulux
Sapphire Salute
50BB 08/171 · LRV 8
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8 — Noticeable
Mazarine
Blue Tang
Mazarine vs Blue Tang
Little Greene
Mazarine
256 · LRV 8
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.6 — Noticeable
Champlain Blue
Champlain Blue
Blue Tang
Champlain Blue vs Blue Tang
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2 — Noticeable
Blue Tang
N434
Blue Tang vs N434
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
N434
N434 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.4 — Noticeable
Statement Blue
Statement Blue
Blue Tang
Statement Blue vs Blue Tang
Jotun
Statement Blue
4863 · LRV 8
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6 — Noticeable
Blue Tang
Gentian blue
Blue Tang vs Gentian blue
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7
RAL ClassicClassic
Gentian blue
RAL 5010 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8 — Noticeable
Hardcourt
Hardcourt
Blue Tang
Hardcourt vs Blue Tang
Cloverdale Paint
Hardcourt
EX278 · LRV 5
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.1 — Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Blue Tang
Stiffkey Blue vs Blue Tang
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

Stiffkey Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.3 — Distinct
Blue Tang
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
Blue Tang vs Virtuoso
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7
Valspar
Virtuoso
M215 · LRV 4

With LRVs of 7 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.0 — Distinct
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Blue Tang
S 7500-N vs Blue Tang
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 25.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 25.4 — Very different