Match Pencilpoint

PPG Pencilpoint 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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Pencilpoint
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7#707573LRV 17

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.

Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Stairway to Heaven vs Pencilpoint
Cloverdale Paint
Stairway to Heaven
0479 · LRV 18
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Gray Gardens
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Gray Gardens vs Pencilpoint
Benjamin Moore
Gray Gardens
CSP-55 · LRV 19
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Pencilpoint
Iron Blue
Pencilpoint
Jotun
Iron Blue
5516 · LRV 18
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
RAL 830-4
RAL 830-4
Pencilpoint vs RAL 830-4
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-4
RAL 830-4 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Night Jewels 3
Night Jewels 3
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Night Jewels 3 vs Pencilpoint
Dulux
Night Jewels 3
00NN 20/000 · LRV 20
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Night Jewels 3 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Iron Mountain vs Pencilpoint
Behr
Iron Mountain
N520-5 · LRV 18
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Pencilpoint
Up In Smoke
Pencilpoint
Up In Smoke
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17
PPG
Up In Smoke
PPG1010-6 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
S 6000-N
S 6000-N
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
S 6000-N vs Pencilpoint
NCS
S 6000-N
S 6000-N · LRV 17
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Pearl dark grey
Pearl dark grey
Pencilpoint vs Pearl dark grey
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl dark grey
RAL 9023 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 20 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Westchester Gray
Westchester Gray
Pencilpoint vs Westchester Gray
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Westchester Gray
2849 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
Pencilpoint vs Sea Grove
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Cloak
Pencilpoint vs Cloak
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17
Tikkurila
Cloak
M499 · LRV 20

Cloak reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Livid
Pencilpoint
Livid
Pencilpoint
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable
Douter
Douter
Pencilpoint
Pencilpoint
Douter vs Pencilpoint
Farrow & Ball
Douter
318 · LRV 15
PPG
Pencilpoint
PPG0994-7 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable