Match Muddy River
PPG Muddy River is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 10. 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 (13 vs 10) makes Olive Wood the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Tamarind reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Queen Lioness reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 28 vs 10, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (10 vs 7) makes Muddy River the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
RAL 770-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.