Match Bear Cub

PPG Bear Cub is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 23. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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PPG
Bear Cub
PPG1000-5#8e8475LRV 23

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.

Bear Cub
Dark Ash
PPG
ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Dark Ash
PPG1025-5 · LRV 23
Bear Cub
Terrain
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Terrain
9613 · LRV 23
Bear Cub
Iron Gate
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 1.1Subtle
Iron Gate
1545 · LRV 23
Mocha Accent
Bear Cub
Mocha Accent
Behr
ΔE 1.5Subtle
Mocha Accent
720D-5 · LRV 23
Urban Walk
Bear Cub
Urban Walk
Dulux
ΔE 1.8Subtle
Urban Walk
40YY 25/074 · LRV 25
Rustic Brown
Bear Cub
Rustic Brown
Jotun
ΔE 2.5Subtle
Rustic Brown
11012 · LRV 21
Pearl beige
Bear Cub
Pearl beige
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 2.5Subtle
Pearl beige
RAL 1035 · LRV 35
Silt
Bear Cub
Silt
Little Greene
ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Silt
40 · LRV 21
Bear Cub
Bastion
Tikkurila
ΔE 3.9Noticeable
Bastion
V467 · LRV 25
Mouse's Back
Bear Cub
Mouse's Back
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 4.2Noticeable
Mouse's Back
40 · LRV 26
RAL 770-4
Bear Cub
RAL 770-4
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 5.3Noticeable
RAL 770-4
RAL 770-4 · LRV 20
Thames Fog
Bear Cub
Thames Fog
Valspar
ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Thames Fog
V144-5 · LRV 27
Bear Cub
S 4010-G50Y
NCS
ΔE 7.8Noticeable
S 4010-G50Y
S 4010-G50Y · LRV 29