Match Catalina
PPG Catalina is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 32. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (39 vs 32) makes Pastel turquoise the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Catalina reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (40 vs 32) makes Sea Urchin 3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Catalina the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Catalina reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 32), opening up a space where Catalina encloses it. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.