Match Clay Ridge
PPG Clay Ridge is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 17. 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 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes RAL 480-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 11) makes Clay Ridge the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (26 vs 17) makes Cocoa Nutmeg the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 3-point LRV gap (17 vs 14) makes Clay Ridge the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lilac Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 4010-Y50R reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Clay Ridge encloses it. At ΔE 16.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.