Match Balanced

PPG Balanced is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 65. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Balanced
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2#d7d2d1LRV 65

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.

Balanced
Balanced
RAL 870-1
RAL 870-1
Balanced vs RAL 870-1
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-1
RAL 870-1 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Hint of Violet
Hint of Violet
Balanced
Balanced
Hint of Violet vs Balanced
Benjamin Moore
Hint of Violet
2114-60 · LRV 66
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Balanced
Elusion
Balanced
Elusion
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65
PPG
Elusion
PPG1005-2 · LRV 63

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Santo
Santo
Balanced
Balanced
Santo vs Balanced
Cloverdale Paint
Santo
0538 · LRV 66
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Balanced
Balanced
Individual White
Individual White
Balanced vs Individual White
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65
Sherwin-Williams
Individual White
6008 · LRV 62

Balanced reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Halation
Balanced
Balanced
Halation vs Balanced
Behr
Halation
PPU26-15 · LRV 63
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
S 1500-N
S 1500-N
Balanced
Balanced
S 1500-N vs Balanced
NCS
S 1500-N
S 1500-N · LRV 64
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Goose White
Goose White
Balanced
Balanced
Goose White vs Balanced
Dulux
Goose White
00NN 72/000 · LRV 72
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

Goose White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Oxford River
Oxford River
Balanced
Balanced
Oxford River vs Balanced
Jotun
Oxford River
9915 · LRV 65
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

With LRVs of 65 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Balanced
Balanced
G488
Balanced vs G488
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65
Tikkurila
G488
G488 · LRV 63

With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Rubine Ashes
Rubine Ashes
Balanced
Balanced
Rubine Ashes vs Balanced
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

With LRVs of 65 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Blackened
Blackened
Balanced
Balanced
Blackened vs Balanced
Farrow & Ball
Blackened
2011 · LRV 71
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65

Blackened reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Balanced
Balanced
Goose Feathers
Goose Feathers
Balanced vs Goose Feathers
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65
Valspar
Goose Feathers
8006-2B · LRV 65

With LRVs of 65 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Balanced
Balanced
Telegrey 4
Telegrey 4
Balanced vs Telegrey 4
PPG
Balanced
PPG1003-2 · LRV 65
RAL ClassicClassic
Telegrey 4
RAL 7047 · LRV 59

Balanced reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable