Match Real Simple
PPG Real Simple is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. 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.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Palmetto Bluff the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Real Simple reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Real Simple reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cord reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 780-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (53 vs 48) makes S 2005-Y40R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.