Match Sahara Splendor
PPG Sahara Splendor is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 19. 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 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 19 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 19) makes Rich and Rare the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 19 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 320-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Curry reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (26 vs 19) makes Spiced Honey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Sahara Splendor the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3030-Y30R reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (29 vs 19) makes Butter Rum the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At ΔE 15.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.