Match Blue Paisley
PPG Blue Paisley is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 20. 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.
Blue Paisley reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue Paisley reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (23 vs 20) makes Light blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 20) makes Tivoli the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
St Giles Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Blue Paisley the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Blue Paisley the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Blue Paisley the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (20 vs 11) makes Blue Paisley the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.