Match Cool Charcoal
PPG Cool Charcoal is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 20. 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 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Pearl mouse grey reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 20), opening up a space where Cool Charcoal encloses it. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (23 vs 20) makes Baluster the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 20) makes Mole's Breath the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Cool Charcoal the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.