Match Magical Merlin
PPG Magical Merlin is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 27. 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 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Magical Merlin reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Magical Merlin reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 15), opening up a space where Brilliant Blue encloses it. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rocky Mountain Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Magical Merlin the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (27 vs 16) makes Magical Merlin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Delicate Cornflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (27 vs 19) makes Magical Merlin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Magical Merlin is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Magical Merlin reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
St Giles Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 27 vs 8, Magical Merlin is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 34.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (27 vs 19) makes Magical Merlin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 34.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 27 vs 14, Magical Merlin is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 34.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.