Match Valor
PPG Valor is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. 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 53 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (50 vs 40) makes Valor the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Valor the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Valor reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Valor reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 36), opening up a space where S 3010-R80B encloses it. At ΔE 14.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 50 vs 29, Valor is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.