Match Mermaid Tears
PPG Mermaid Tears is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 72. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes High Hopes the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Mermaid Tears reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 250-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mermaid Tears reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 90 vs 72, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 75 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (81 vs 72) makes Lemonade the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Mermaid Tears reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Pastel green encloses it. At ΔE 17.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 72 vs 53, Mermaid Tears is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 24.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.