Match Cobalt Stone
PPG Cobalt Stone 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 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cobalt Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (17 vs 14) makes Mambo the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Cobalt Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Cobalt Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (14 vs 5) makes Cobalt Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cobalt Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Cobalt Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 26.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cobalt Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 31.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cobalt Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 31.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 38.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.