Match Newport Blue
PPG Newport Blue is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 25. 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.
Newport Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Utah Sky the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Newport Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Newport Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Newport Blue reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 640-3 encloses it. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Delicate Cornflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Newport Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
St Giles Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Newport Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Newport Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 32.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (25 vs 14) makes Newport Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 34.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Newport Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 34.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.