Match Ginger Root
PPG Ginger Root is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 23. 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 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Ginger Root reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Beeswax Candle reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (31 vs 23) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Butter Rum reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Frosted Papaya reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Ginger Root the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Bella reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 23), opening up a space where Ginger Root encloses it. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (31 vs 23) makes Beeswax the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (33 vs 23) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Red Earth reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.