Match Overcast
PPG Overcast is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 36. 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 36 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 37 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Overcast the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (36 vs 32) makes Overcast the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Overcast the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (36 vs 29) makes Overcast the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Overcast reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 20.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 22.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (46 vs 36) makes Driftwood Blues the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.