Match Cinnabar
PPG Cinnabar is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 19. 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 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Cinnabar reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cinnabar reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cinnabar reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blood Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Cinnabar the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Antique pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Cinnabar the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pinch of Clove reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 19), opening up a space where Cinnabar encloses it. At ΔE 17.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cinnabar reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 7), opening up a space where S 5040-Y80R encloses it. At ΔE 18.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.