Match Minerva

PPG Minerva is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 67. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3#b5dedaLRV 67

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.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Minerva
Outerspace vs Minerva
Cloverdale Paint
Outerspace
0686 · LRV 68
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Maritime Blue
Minerva
Maritime Blue vs Minerva
Benjamin Moore
Maritime Blue
667 · LRV 65
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Wave Top
Wave Top
Minerva
Wave Top vs Minerva
Behr
Wave Top
M450-3 · LRV 60
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

A 7-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Minerva the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Minerva
Pool Blue
Minerva vs Pool Blue
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67
Sherwin-Williams
Pool Blue
6944 · LRV 70

Pool Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Minerva
Serendipity
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67
PPG
Serendipity
PPG1230-2 · LRV 69

With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Minerva
RAL 720-1
RAL 720-1
Minerva vs RAL 720-1
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-1
RAL 720-1 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Mint Macaroon
Mint Macaroon
Minerva
Mint Macaroon vs Minerva
Dulux
Mint Macaroon
90GG 64/088 · LRV 64
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

Minerva reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Minerva
Tiffany
Minerva vs Tiffany
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67
Tikkurila
Tiffany
X370 · LRV 54

Minerva reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 54), opening up a space where Tiffany encloses it. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Brighton
Brighton
Minerva
Brighton vs Minerva
Little Greene
Brighton
203 · LRV 63
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

A 4-point LRV gap (67 vs 63) makes Minerva the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2Noticeable
Lake View
Lake View
Minerva
Lake View vs Minerva
Jotun
Lake View
5225 · LRV 58
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

Minerva reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.1Noticeable
Blue Ground
Blue Ground
Minerva
Blue Ground vs Minerva
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 49, Minerva is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.4Noticeable
Minerva
Touch of Spring
Minerva vs Touch of Spring
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67
Valspar
Touch of Spring
T666 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.6Distinct
Minerva
Papyrus white
Papyrus white
Minerva vs Papyrus white
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67
RAL ClassicClassic
Papyrus white
RAL 9018 · LRV 59

Minerva reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.8Distinct
S 2005-G10Y
S 2005-G10Y
Minerva
S 2005-G10Y vs Minerva
NCS
S 2005-G10Y
S 2005-G10Y · LRV 53
PPG
Minerva
PPG1231-3 · LRV 67

Minerva reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 53), opening up a space where S 2005-G10Y encloses it. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.9Distinct