Match Joyful
PPG Joyful is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 82. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 8-point LRV gap (90 vs 82) makes Lemon Spirit the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (87 vs 82) makes Banana Custard the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Joyful reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 70), opening up a space where Fresh Pasta encloses it. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (82 vs 72) makes Joyful the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (82 vs 72) makes Joyful the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Joyful reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Light ivory encloses it. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
