Match Balsam
PPG Balsam is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 53. 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 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Silent Storm the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Papyrus white reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.