Match Spring Thaw
PPG Spring Thaw is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 71. 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 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 73 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 71 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Drifting Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 71 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 59), opening up a space where Telegrey 4 encloses it. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.