Match Cabernet
PPG Cabernet is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 14. 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 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (17 vs 14) makes Prosperity the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Raspberry Diva reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 14), opening up a space where Cabernet encloses it. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cabernet reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 33 vs 14, Cooing Doves is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
