Match Catnip
PPG Catnip is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 35. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Catnip reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sigh of Relief reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (35 vs 28) makes Catnip the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Catnip reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.