Match Chinese Lantern
PPG Chinese Lantern is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 37. 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 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Cocktail Hour the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (37 vs 34) makes Chinese Lantern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Chinese Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Chinese Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 50 vs 37, Fandango Fun is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Chinese Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Chinese Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 37 vs 21, Chinese Lantern is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 37 vs 22, Chinese Lantern is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Emperor the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Chinese Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.