Match Aldabra
PPG Aldabra is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 36. 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 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), 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 39 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Scottish Moor reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Arcadia House reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Light Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 3005-Y20R reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Pebble grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.