Match Gentle Doe
PPG Gentle Doe 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.
Bread Pudding reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 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 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Shrimp Boat reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 51) makes RAL 310-2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tostada reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 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 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Cinnamon Foam is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Gentle Doe reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.