Match Nocturne Shade
PPG Nocturne Shade is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 17. 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 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Nocturne Shade the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nocturne Shade reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 11) makes Nocturne Shade the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Nocturne Shade reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Nocturne Shade the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 30.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 32.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.