Match Stepping Stone
PPG Stepping Stone is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 39. 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 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, 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 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (39 vs 36) makes Stepping Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
White aluminium reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Stepping Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, 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 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.