Match Blue Dolphin
PPG Blue Dolphin is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
G489 reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes RAL 170-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Telegrey 4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 0515-R80B reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Dolphin encloses it. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.