Match Gaia
PPG Gaia is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 51. 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 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Gaia reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Savage Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.