Match Buffalo Trail
PPG Buffalo Trail is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 44. 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 47 and 44, 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 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Ochre the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Beeswax reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Buffalo Trail the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Tesoros the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Buffalo Trail reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Buffalo Trail the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 10.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Buffalo Trail reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sudbury Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Buffalo Trail reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pinch of Clove encloses it. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.