Match Blue Lava
PPG Blue Lava is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 8. 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 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Azure blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Passageway reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 6010-B50G reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.