Match Always Apple
PPG Always Apple is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 35. 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 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 35 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Peter Pan reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Boxington reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (35 vs 29) makes Always Apple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Always Apple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Always Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (35 vs 29) makes Always Apple the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (35 vs 26) makes Always Apple the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Always Apple reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 22), opening up a space where Tuscany Hillside encloses it. At ΔE 16.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Always Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.