Match Mellow Mood

PPG Mellow Mood 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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Mellow Mood
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3#b1b7a1LRV 46

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.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Saybrook Sage vs Mellow Mood
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
HC-114 · LRV 45
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.5Imperceptible
Mellow Mood
Light Sage
Mellow Mood
PPG
Light Sage
PPG1124-4 · LRV 46
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Vert De Terre
Vert De Terre
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Vert De Terre vs Mellow Mood
Farrow & Ball
Vert De Terre
234 · LRV 46
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Tracery II
Tracery II
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Tracery II vs Mellow Mood
Little Greene
Tracery II
78 · LRV 46
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Bohemian Earth
Bohemian Earth
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Bohemian Earth vs Mellow Mood
Cloverdale Paint
Bohemian Earth
CA170 · LRV 44
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Pale Green
Pale Green
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Pale Green vs Mellow Mood
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Mellow Mood
Cascade Green
Mellow Mood
Cascade Green
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46
Sherwin-Williams
Cascade Green
0066 · LRV 43

A 3-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Mellow Mood the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Green Ivy
Green Ivy
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Green Ivy vs Mellow Mood
Dulux
Green Ivy
10GY 49/081 · LRV 49
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 46) makes Green Ivy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Cottage Hill
Cottage Hill
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Cottage Hill vs Mellow Mood
Behr
Cottage Hill
HDC-CT-28 · LRV 42
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Mellow Mood the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Cool Pine
Cool Pine
Mellow Mood vs Cool Pine
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46
Valspar
Cool Pine
8003-30D · LRV 40

Mellow Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Fen
Mellow Mood vs Fen
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46
Tikkurila
Fen
V446 · LRV 52

Fen reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
S 2010-G50Y
S 2010-G50Y
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
S 2010-G50Y vs Mellow Mood
NCS
S 2010-G50Y
S 2010-G50Y · LRV 53
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46

S 2010-G50Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.7Noticeable
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
RAL 130-M
RAL 130-M
Mellow Mood vs RAL 130-M
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 130-M
RAL 130-M · LRV 39

Mellow Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Mellow Mood
Mellow Mood
Pebble grey
Pebble grey
Mellow Mood vs Pebble grey
PPG
Mellow Mood
PPG1030-3 · LRV 46
RAL ClassicClassic
Pebble grey
RAL 7032 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable