Match Congo Green
PPG Congo Green is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 27. 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 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Aloha the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Congo Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 27 vs 10, Congo Green is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Green Verditer is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Congo Green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At ΔE 18.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Congo Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Congo Green reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where S 5040-G encloses it. At ΔE 28.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 33.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 36.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.