Match More Maple
PPG More Maple is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 42. 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 (45 vs 42) makes Sand yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Tavern Ochre reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Tarnished Trumpet reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Mustard Field reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
More Maple reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes More Maple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (49 vs 42) makes Sudbury Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (53 vs 42) makes Honey Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (42 vs 33) makes More Maple the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
More Maple reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 29), opening up a space where Prairie Sage encloses it. At ΔE 17.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.