Match California Wine
PPG California Wine is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. 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 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Kenny's Kiss the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 18) makes Heart to Heart the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (18 vs 11) makes California Wine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 3-point LRV gap (18 vs 15) makes California Wine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Flamingo reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 18), opening up a space where California Wine encloses it. At ΔE 22.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
California Wine reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
California Wine reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 25.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 18 vs 6, California Wine is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 28.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.