Match Machine Green

PPG Machine Green is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 33. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6#a6a23fLRV 33

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.

Machine Green
RAL 250-4
RAL 250-4
Machine Green vs RAL 250-4
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 250-4
RAL 250-4 · LRV 32

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Science Experiment
Science Experiment
Machine Green
Science Experiment vs Machine Green
Cloverdale Paint
Science Experiment
0781 · LRV 34
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Olive Tree
Machine Green
Olive Tree vs Machine Green
Benjamin Moore
Olive Tree
392 · LRV 35
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Be Yourself
Machine Green
PPG
Be Yourself
PPG1218-7 · LRV 28
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

Machine Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
Luscious Lime
Luscious Lime
Machine Green
Luscious Lime vs Machine Green
Behr
Luscious Lime
P330-7 · LRV 30
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

With LRVs of 33 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.7Noticeable
Machine Green
N391
Machine Green vs N391
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33
Tikkurila
N391
N391 · LRV 38

A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 33) makes N391 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.2Noticeable
Machine Green
Parakeet
Parakeet
Machine Green vs Parakeet
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33
Sherwin-Williams
Parakeet
6711 · LRV 41

A 8-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Parakeet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Machine Green
Mountain Moss vs Machine Green
Dulux
Mountain Moss
70YY 27/418 · LRV 26
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

Machine Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.4Distinct
Boxington
Boxington
Machine Green
Boxington vs Machine Green
Little Greene
Boxington
84 · LRV 40
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

A 7-point LRV gap (40 vs 33) makes Boxington the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.6Distinct
Machine Green
Fickle Pickle
Fickle Pickle
Machine Green vs Fickle Pickle
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33
Valspar
Fickle Pickle
V057-6 · LRV 20

Machine Green reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 20), opening up a space where Fickle Pickle encloses it. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.0Distinct
Citrona
Citrona
Machine Green
Citrona vs Machine Green
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 33), opening up a space where Machine Green encloses it. At ΔE 19.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 19.5Distinct
Machine Green
Fibrous green
Machine Green vs Fibrous green
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33
RAL ClassicClassic
Fibrous green
RAL 6039 · LRV 43

A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes Fibrous green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 19.6Distinct
Mexico
Machine Green
Mexico vs Machine Green
Jotun
Mexico
0288 · LRV 35
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 24.7Distinct
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Machine Green
S 3030-Y30R vs Machine Green
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33
PPG
Machine Green
PPG1218-6 · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 31.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 31.6Very different