Match Upbeat
PPG Upbeat is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 69. 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.
Gold Strand reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Glad Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Upbeat encloses it. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Upbeat reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.