Match Shy Violet
PPG Shy Violet is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 60. 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 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Pale Mauve the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Shy Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pretty Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Monologue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes S 1005-R50B the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Shy Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.