Match Walden Pond
PPG Walden Pond is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 32. 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 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Walden Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (32 vs 29) makes Walden Pond the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (37 vs 32) makes Soft Jazz the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Walden Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Walden Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (32 vs 22) makes Walden Pond the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (36 vs 32) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Walden Pond the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.