Match Bermuda Onion

PPG Bermuda Onion is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 17. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7#9d5a8fLRV 17

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.

Bermuda Onion
RAL 520-M
RAL 520-M
Bermuda Onion vs RAL 520-M
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 520-M
RAL 520-M · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9 — Subtle
Bermuda Onion
Grape Juice
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17
PPG
Grape Juice
PPG1251-7 · LRV 14

Bermuda Onion reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4 — Noticeable
Bermuda Onion
Verve Violet
Bermuda Onion vs Verve Violet
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Verve Violet
6979 · LRV 13

A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Bermuda Onion the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9 — Noticeable
Twilight Magenta
Twilight Magenta
Bermuda Onion
Twilight Magenta vs Bermuda Onion
Benjamin Moore
Twilight Magenta
2074-30 · LRV 15
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.3 — Noticeable
Bermuda Onion
Signal violet
Bermuda Onion vs Signal violet
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal violet
RAL 4008 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 17 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.1 — Noticeable
Pink Parade
Pink Parade
Bermuda Onion
Pink Parade vs Bermuda Onion
Cloverdale Paint
Pink Parade
1165 · LRV 24
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

Pink Parade reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.0 — Distinct
Passion Flower
Passion Flower
Bermuda Onion
Passion Flower vs Bermuda Onion
Dulux
Passion Flower
90RB 16/244 · LRV 16
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.2 — Distinct
I Heart Potion
I Heart Potion
Bermuda Onion
I Heart Potion vs Bermuda Onion
Behr
I Heart Potion
P100-5 · LRV 29
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

I Heart Potion reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.4 — Distinct
Rangwali
Rangwali
Bermuda Onion
Rangwali vs Bermuda Onion
Farrow & Ball
Rangwali
296 · LRV 29
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

Rangwali reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 21.6 — Distinct
Bermuda Onion
Heather
Bermuda Onion vs Heather
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17
Tikkurila
Heather
V425 · LRV 21

Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 26.2 — Very different
Bermuda Onion
Cooing Doves
Cooing Doves
Bermuda Onion vs Cooing Doves
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17
Valspar
Cooing Doves
M234 · LRV 33

At LRV 33 vs 17, Cooing Doves is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 27.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 27.3 — Very different
Mischief
Bermuda Onion
Mischief vs Bermuda Onion
Little Greene
Mischief
13 · LRV 13
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

Bermuda Onion reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 28.0 — Very different
S 5040-R60B
S 5040-R60B
Bermuda Onion
S 5040-R60B vs Bermuda Onion
NCS
S 5040-R60B
S 5040-R60B · LRV 4
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

At LRV 17 vs 4, Bermuda Onion is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 28.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 28.8 — Very different
Hibiscus
Bermuda Onion
Hibiscus vs Bermuda Onion
Jotun
Hibiscus
2731 · LRV 14
PPG
Bermuda Onion
PPG1252-7 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 31.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 31.8 — Very different