Match Smoky Slate
PPG Smoky Slate is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 34. 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 37 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes Frosted Fern the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes Wandering Willow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 34), opening up a space where Smoky Slate encloses it. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes Jungle Camouflage the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 210-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (40 vs 34) makes Cool Pine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 29) makes Smoky Slate the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (45 vs 34) makes Pebble grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.