Match Americana
PPG Americana is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 33. 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.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 33 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 33 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 33 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Americana reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (33 vs 30) makes Americana the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Americana reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Americana reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (33 vs 27) makes Americana the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.