Match Cherry Brandy

PPG Cherry Brandy is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5#e26b81LRV 28

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.

Deco Rose
Cherry Brandy
Deco Rose vs Cherry Brandy
Benjamin Moore
Deco Rose
1328 · LRV 27
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Cherry Brandy
Zany Pink
Cherry Brandy vs Zany Pink
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Zany Pink
6858 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 31 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9Noticeable
Cherry Brandy
RAL 480-6
RAL 480-6
Cherry Brandy vs RAL 480-6
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 480-6
RAL 480-6 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9Noticeable
Pink Explosion
Pink Explosion
Cherry Brandy
Pink Explosion vs Cherry Brandy
Cloverdale Paint
Pink Explosion
1108 · LRV 33
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

Pink Explosion reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Bleeding Heart
Cherry Brandy
PPG
Bleeding Heart
PPG1185-5 · LRV 28
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.2Noticeable
Carmine
Carmine
Cherry Brandy
Carmine vs Cherry Brandy
Little Greene
Carmine
189 · LRV 25
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

A 3-point LRV gap (28 vs 25) makes Cherry Brandy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.0Noticeable
Cherry Brandy
Rose
Cherry Brandy vs Rose
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28
RAL ClassicClassic
Rose
RAL 3017 · LRV 22

Cherry Brandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.3Distinct
Cherry Brandy
Flamingo
Cherry Brandy vs Flamingo
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28
Tikkurila
Flamingo
K319 · LRV 34

Flamingo reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.4Distinct
Diva Glam
Diva Glam
Cherry Brandy
Diva Glam vs Cherry Brandy
Behr
Diva Glam
P120-6 · LRV 17
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

Cherry Brandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 18.6Distinct
Roasted Red
Roasted Red
Cherry Brandy
Roasted Red vs Cherry Brandy
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

At LRV 28 vs 14, Cherry Brandy is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.1Distinct
Blazer
Blazer
Cherry Brandy
Farrow & Ball
Blazer
212 · LRV 15
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

At LRV 28 vs 15, Cherry Brandy is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.1Distinct
Statement Red
Statement Red
Cherry Brandy
Statement Red vs Cherry Brandy
Jotun
Statement Red
20207 · LRV 15
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

Cherry Brandy reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 15), opening up a space where Statement Red encloses it. At ΔE 24.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 24.0Distinct
Cherry Brandy
Cooing Doves
Cooing Doves
Cherry Brandy vs Cooing Doves
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28
Valspar
Cooing Doves
M234 · LRV 33

A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 28) makes Cooing Doves the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 25.2Very different
S 5040-R
Cherry Brandy
S 5040-R vs Cherry Brandy
NCS
S 5040-R
S 5040-R · LRV 6
PPG
Cherry Brandy
PPG1184-5 · LRV 28

At LRV 28 vs 6, Cherry Brandy is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 34.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 34.5Very different