Match Cowboy Hat
PPG Cowboy Hat is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 24. 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 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Brown beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (24 vs 21) makes Cowboy Hat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Curry the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (33 vs 24) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Butter Rum reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (24 vs 19) makes Cowboy Hat the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Frosted Papaya reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.