Match Combed Cotton
PPG Combed Cotton is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 85. 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 85 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 85), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (89 vs 85) makes Silent White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 86 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (89 vs 85) makes Bit Of Lime the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Combed Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 85 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Combed Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.