Match Gothic Gold
PPG Gothic Gold is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 25. 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.
Yellow Oxide reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Gold Coast the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Yellow Warning reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sweet Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Gothic Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Gothic Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mustard Blanket reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
India Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 25), opening up a space where Gothic Gold encloses it. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Emperor reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Gothic Gold encloses it. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (33 vs 25) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 38 vs 25, Masala is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.