Match First Frost

PPG First Frost is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 76. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1#dae3e9LRV 76

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.

Cool Sky
Cool Sky
First Frost
Cool Sky vs First Frost
Cloverdale Paint
Cool Sky
0601 · LRV 77
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Cityscape
First Frost
PPG
Cityscape
PPG1161-1 · LRV 75
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Subtle
First Frost
Chapeau Violet
Chapeau Violet
First Frost vs Chapeau Violet
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76
Sherwin-Williams
Chapeau Violet
7136 · LRV 78

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Sweet Bluette
Sweet Bluette
First Frost
Sweet Bluette vs First Frost
Benjamin Moore
Sweet Bluette
813 · LRV 76
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Blueberry White
Blueberry White
First Frost
Blueberry White vs First Frost
Dulux
Blueberry White
29BB 75/065 · LRV 75
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Bellflower Blue
Bellflower Blue
First Frost
Bellflower Blue vs First Frost
Behr
Bellflower Blue
M540-1 · LRV 80
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

Bellflower Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Rain Sky
First Frost
Rain Sky vs First Frost
Jotun
Rain Sky
4627 · LRV 69
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

First Frost reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
First Frost
Bungalow
First Frost vs Bungalow
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76
Tikkurila
Bungalow
G500 · LRV 73

A 3-point LRV gap (76 vs 73) makes First Frost the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
First Frost
RAL 180-6
RAL 180-6
First Frost vs RAL 180-6
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-6
RAL 180-6 · LRV 78

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Gauze - Mid
Gauze - Mid
First Frost
Gauze - Mid vs First Frost
Little Greene
Gauze - Mid
164 · LRV 79
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 79 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Borrowed Light
Borrowed Light
First Frost
Borrowed Light vs First Frost
Farrow & Ball
Borrowed Light
235 · LRV 69
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes First Frost the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
S 1000-N
S 1000-N
First Frost
S 1000-N vs First Frost
NCS
S 1000-N
S 1000-N · LRV 74
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
First Frost
Signal White
Signal White
First Frost vs Signal White
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal White
RAL 9003 · LRV 85

A 9-point LRV gap (85 vs 76) makes Signal White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
First Frost
Touch of Spring
First Frost vs Touch of Spring
PPG
First Frost
PPG1242-1 · LRV 76
Valspar
Touch of Spring
T666 · LRV 69

First Frost reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable