Match Brainstorm

PPG Brainstorm is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 64. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Brainstorm
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1#d1d3c0LRV 64

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.

Brainstorm
Brainstorm
White Sage
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64
PPG
White Sage
PPG1125-2 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Spring Thaw
Spring Thaw
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Spring Thaw vs Brainstorm
Benjamin Moore
Spring Thaw
1508 · LRV 62
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Turning Leaf
Turning Leaf
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Turning Leaf vs Brainstorm
Cloverdale Paint
Turning Leaf
0741 · LRV 67
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

A 3-point LRV gap (67 vs 64) makes Turning Leaf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Liveable Green
Liveable Green
Brainstorm vs Liveable Green
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Liveable Green
6176 · LRV 61

Brainstorm reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Sliced Cucumber
Sliced Cucumber
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Sliced Cucumber vs Brainstorm
Behr
Sliced Cucumber
PPU10-11 · LRV 60
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

Brainstorm reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
White Heather
White Heather
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
White Heather vs Brainstorm
Jotun
White Heather
8303 · LRV 64
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Eddy
Eddy
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Eddy vs Brainstorm
Farrow & Ball
Eddy
301 · LRV 59
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

Brainstorm reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Calming Camomile
Calming Camomile
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Calming Camomile vs Brainstorm
Dulux
Calming Camomile
70YY 65/090 · LRV 65
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Trek
Brainstorm vs Trek
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64
Tikkurila
Trek
X450 · LRV 67

Trek reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Green Stone
Green Stone
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Green Stone vs Brainstorm
Little Greene
Green Stone
270 · LRV 61
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

With LRVs of 64 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
S 1502-Y
S 1502-Y
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
S 1502-Y vs Brainstorm
NCS
S 1502-Y
S 1502-Y · LRV 64
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64

With LRVs of 64 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Warm Putty
Warm Putty
Brainstorm vs Warm Putty
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64
Valspar
Warm Putty
6006-1A · LRV 65

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9Noticeable
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Grey white
Grey white
Brainstorm vs Grey white
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey white
RAL 9002 · LRV 67

A 3-point LRV gap (67 vs 64) makes Grey white the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
RAL 120-5
RAL 120-5
Brainstorm vs RAL 120-5
PPG
Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · LRV 64
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 120-5
RAL 120-5 · LRV 70

RAL 120-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable