Match Subtle Suede
PPG Subtle Suede is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 51. 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 53 and 51, 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 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Hippolita reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Cord the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes RAL 780-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tostada reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.