Match Lion's Mane
PPG Lion's Mane is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 46. 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 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 46) makes Tropical Dream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lion's Mane reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 46) makes Sudbury Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lion's Mane reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Sunburst the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lion's Mane reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes Lion's Mane the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 46 vs 33, Lion's Mane is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Lion's Mane is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.