Match Brown Mustard
PPG Brown Mustard is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 43. 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 43 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Lemon Essence the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 43 vs 0, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Yarrow reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), 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 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Brown Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Saffron yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes Brown Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes Brown Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 43 vs 19, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.