Match Portland Stone
Little Greene Portland Stone is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 55. 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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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.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Portland Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Portland Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Portland Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Portland Stone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Portland Stone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Acanthus reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Portland Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Light ivory is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.