Match North Sea
PPG North Sea is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes North Sea the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 32 vs 18, Delicate Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cook's Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
North Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
North Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 28.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.