Match Sunbeam
PPG Sunbeam is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 81. 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 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 81 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (87 vs 81) makes Yellow Blitz the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (90 vs 81) makes Lemon Spirit the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sunbeam reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (81 vs 72) makes Sunbeam the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sunbeam reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sunbeam reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.