Match Gremlin
PPG Gremlin is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 31. 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.
Gremlin reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Gremlin the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Gremlin the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Summer In The City the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 19.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.