Match Appalachian Trail
PPG Appalachian Trail is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. 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.
Green beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Harvest reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Hay reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (53 vs 48) makes Honey Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (53 vs 48) makes S 2005-Y40R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.