Match Water Iris
PPG Water Iris is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 77. 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 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 77 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 10-point LRV gap (87 vs 77) makes Cotton Breeze the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Bellflower Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 79 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (77 vs 73) makes Water Iris the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Water Iris reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Water Iris reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Water Iris the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (85 vs 77) makes Signal White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (77 vs 70) makes Water Iris the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.