Match Burning Sand
PPG Burning Sand is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 31. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Burning Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Burning Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (40 vs 31) makes Tuscan Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Burning Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Naperon reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Bassoon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.