Match Sonata

PPG Sonata is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3#abc8d8LRV 55

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.

Dancing in the Rain
Dancing in the Rain
Sonata
Dancing in the Rain vs Sonata
Cloverdale Paint
Dancing in the Rain
0644 · LRV 55
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Sonata
Vast Sky
Vast Sky
Sonata vs Vast Sky
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55
Sherwin-Williams
Vast Sky
6506 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Sea View
Sonata
Sea View vs Sonata
Benjamin Moore
Sea View
836 · LRV 55
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Essex Blue
Essex Blue
Sonata
Essex Blue vs Sonata
Behr
Essex Blue
S500-2 · LRV 56
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Sonata
Twinkle
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55
PPG
Twinkle
PPG1154-4 · LRV 55

With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Faded Sky
Faded Sky
Sonata
Faded Sky vs Sonata
Dulux
Faded Sky
14BB 55/113 · LRV 55
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Pale Wedgwood
Pale Wedgwood
Sonata
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Sonata
RAL 180-2
RAL 180-2
Sonata vs RAL 180-2
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-2
RAL 180-2 · LRV 58

RAL 180-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Lulworth Blue
Lulworth Blue
Sonata
Lulworth Blue vs Sonata
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Sonata the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Sonata
Forget me not
Sonata vs Forget me not
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55
Tikkurila
Forget me not
H353 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Teal Zen
Teal Zen
Sonata
Teal Zen vs Sonata
Jotun
Teal Zen
4423 · LRV 47
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Sonata the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.6Noticeable
Sonata
Dover Surf
Dover Surf
Sonata vs Dover Surf
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55
Valspar
Dover Surf
P103 · LRV 53

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.1Noticeable
S 0515-R80B
S 0515-R80B
Sonata
S 0515-R80B vs Sonata
NCS
S 0515-R80B
S 0515-R80B · LRV 71
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55

At LRV 71 vs 55, S 0515-R80B is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.9Noticeable
Sonata
Telegrey 4
Telegrey 4
Sonata vs Telegrey 4
PPG
Sonata
PPG1157-3 · LRV 55
RAL ClassicClassic
Telegrey 4
RAL 7047 · LRV 59

Telegrey 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.0Distinct