Match Summer Suede
PPG Summer Suede is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

With LRVs of 48 and 48, 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 48 and 48, 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 50 and 48, 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 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Drop Cloth the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Soft Skin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


A 9-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes RAL 210-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Mossy Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Summer Suede reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


A 8-point LRV gap (56 vs 48) makes Alpaca Mittens the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

