Match Subtle Blue
PPG Subtle Blue is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 75. 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 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), 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 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 77 and 75, 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 75 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 180-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Subtle Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Subtle Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (79 vs 75) makes Gauze - Mid the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Subtle Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Signal White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.