Match Amaretto
PPG Amaretto is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 21. 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 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Auburn Glaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Amaretto the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Blood Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Amaretto reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (29 vs 21) makes Cinnamon Scone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 11) makes Amaretto the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.