Match Basil Pesto
PPG Basil Pesto is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 27. 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 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, 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 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Eco Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Garden Mint the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Basil Pesto reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Basil Pesto is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Green Verditer reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Basil Pesto encloses it. At ΔE 15.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Basil Pesto the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 27 vs 8, Basil Pesto is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 25.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Basil Pesto the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 26.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Freshwater Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Basil Pesto encloses it. At ΔE 31.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.