Match Lead Colour

Little Greene Lead Colour is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 28. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Lead Colour
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117#969183LRV 28Warm

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.

Lead Colour
Felted Wool
Lead Colour vs Felted Wool
Lead Colour
Felted Wool
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Spinning Clay
Lead Colour
Spinning Clay vs Lead Colour
Spinning Clay
Lead Colour
Cloverdale Paint
Spinning Clay
EX044 · LRV 28
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Lead Colour
Lead Colour vs Winter Feather
Lead Colour
Winter Feather
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
PPG
Winter Feather
PPG14-06 · LRV 26

With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Lead Colour
Lead Colour
Serpentine
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
Little Greene
Serpentine
233 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Sage Mountain
Lead Colour
Sage Mountain vs Lead Colour
Sage Mountain
Lead Colour
Benjamin Moore
Sage Mountain
1488 · LRV 29
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Lead Colour
Lead Colour vs Vulcanite
Lead Colour
Vulcanite
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
Tikkurila
Vulcanite
S486 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Shade
Lead Colour
Shade vs Lead Colour
Shade
Lead Colour
Jotun
Shade
11130 · LRV 30
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Flint Arrow
Lead Colour
Flint Arrow vs Lead Colour
Flint Arrow
Lead Colour
Dulux
Flint Arrow
91YY 31/059 · LRV 31
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Muted Sage
Lead Colour
Muted Sage vs Lead Colour
Muted Sage
Lead Colour
Behr
Muted Sage
N350-5 · LRV 28
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Lead Colour
Thames Fog
Lead Colour vs Thames Fog
Lead Colour
Thames Fog
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
Valspar
Thames Fog
V144-5 · LRV 27

With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Lead Colour
Stone grey
Lead Colour vs Stone grey
Lead Colour
Stone grey
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
RAL ClassicClassic
Stone grey
RAL 7030 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
Lead Colour
RAL 850-4
Lead Colour vs RAL 850-4
Lead Colour
RAL 850-4
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-4
RAL 850-4 · LRV 27

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Charleston Gray
Lead Colour
Charleston Gray vs Lead Colour
Charleston Gray
Lead Colour
Farrow & Ball
Charleston Gray
243 · LRV 30
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9Noticeable
Lead Colour
Lead Colour vs S 4010-G50Y
Lead Colour
S 4010-G50Y
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
NCS
S 4010-G50Y
S 4010-G50Y · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable