Match Ancestral
PPG Ancestral is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. 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 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Odyssey Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Just Gorgeous the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Dusty Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pocketful of Promise reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Telegrey 4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
White Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.